Gertrude Abercrombie
(American, 1909-1977)
Owl and Tornado
, 1956
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
$187,500
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Lot Description
Gertrude Abercrombie
(American, 1909-1977)
Owl and Tornado
, 1956oil on masonite
signed Abercrombie and dated (lower right); titled (verso)
8 x 10 inches.
Provenance:
Robert Henry Adams Fine Art, Chicago
Acquired from the above by the present owners, July 30, 2005
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 (as Owl and a Tornado)
Literature:
Robert Storr, Susan Weininger, Robert Cozzolino, Dinah Livingston, Studs Terkel, Gertrude Abercrombie, New York, 2018, pp. 399; 485, illus. (as Owl and a Tornado)
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