Gertrude Abercrombie
(American, 1909-1977)
Seated Man, c. 1942-44
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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$30,000 -
50,000
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$50,000
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Lot Description
Gertrude Abercrombie
(American, 1909-1977)
Seated Man, c. 1942-44
oil on masonite
signed Abercrombie (lower right)
16 x 20 inches.
Provenance:
The Artist
J. Allyson Stern, Wilmette, Illinois, acquired from the Artist
Robert Henry Adams Fine Art, Chicago
Acquired from the above by the present owners, July 30, 2005
Exhibited:
Chicago, Hyde Park Art Center, Gertrude Abercrombie, A Retrospective Exhibition, January 28 - March 5, 1977, no. 28 (with incorrect media and measurements)
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. 169; 481, illus.
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