Gertrude Abercrombie
(American, 1909-1977)
Siamese Cat
, 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
$15,000 -
25,000
Price Realized
$187,500
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Gertrude Abercrombie
(American, 1909-1977)
Siamese Cat
, 1956oil on masonite
signed Abercrombie and dated (lower left); inscribed by another hand Sherri and Dingle (verso)
4 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches.
Provenance:
Sold: Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, Chicago, September 24, 2015, Lot 77
Acquired at the above sale by the present owners
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) (as Untitled (Cat and Ball))
New York, Karma, Gertrude Abercrombie, August 9 - September 23, 2018 (as Untitled (Cat and Ball))
Literature:
Robert Storr, Susan Weininger, Robert Cozzolino, Dinah Livingston, Studs Terkel, Gertrude Abercrombie, New York, 2018, pp. 401; 485, illus. (as Untitled (Cat and Ball))
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