Gertrude Abercrombie
(American, 1909-1977)
Night Owl
, 1947
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
$68,750
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Gertrude Abercrombie
(American, 1909-1977)
Night Owl
, 1947oil on masonite
signed Abercrombie and dated (lower left)
4 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches.
Provenance:
The Artist
Margot Andreas, Chicago, gift of the Artist
Thence by descent
Sold: Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, Chicago, May 13, 2013, Lot 1068
Private Collection
Sold: Wright Auction, Chicago, February 25, 2016, Lot 269
Acquired at the above sale by the present owners
Exhibited:
New York, Associated American Artists Galleries (partial label verso)
California, Associated American Artists Galleries
Chicago, Stevens-Gross Galleries, Gertrude Abercrombie: Paintings, March 7 - April 4, 1952
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. 261; 483, illus.
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