Gertrude Abercrombie
(American, 1909-1977)
Compote and Purple Yarn
, 1952
Sale 1123 - Casting Spells: The Gertrude Abercrombie Collection of Laura and Gary Maurer
Sep 28, 2022
6:00PM CT
Live / Chicago
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Estimate
$30,000 -
50,000
Price Realized
$53,125
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Lot Description
Gertrude Abercrombie
(American, 1909-1977)
Compote and Purple Yarn
, 1952oil on masonite
signed Abercrombie and dated (lower left)
8 x 10 inches.
Provenance:
The Artist
Dr. James Alexander, acquired from the Artist, February 1953
Robert Henry Adams Fine Art, Chicago (as Balls of Yarn)
Acquired from the above by the present owners, January 4, 2003
Exhibited:
Elmhurst, Illinois, Elmhurst Art Museum, Gertrude Abercrombie: Portrait of the Artist as a Landscape, January 20 - March 4, 2018 (also travelled to Springfield, Illinois State Museum, March 23 - June 15, 2018)
New York, Karma, Gertrude Abercrombie, August 9 - September 23, 2018
Literature:
Robert Storr, Susan Weininger, Robert Cozzolino, Dinah Livingston, Studs Terkel, Gertrude Abercrombie, New York, 2018, pp. 343; 484, illus.
Condition Report
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