Gertrude Abercrombie
(American, 1909-1977)
Self-Imprisonment
, 1949
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
$60,000 -
80,000
Price Realized
$281,250
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Gertrude Abercrombie
(American, 1909-1977)
Self-Imprisonment
, 1949oil on masonite
signed Abercrombie and dated (lower right)
11 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches.
Provenance:
The Artist
(Possibly) Mrs. Wolfsohn, Highland Park, Illinois, acquired from the Artist, 1949
Thence by descent
Sold: Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas, September 22 - 25, 2017, Lot 65905
Acquired at the above sale by the present owners
Literature:
Robert Storr, Susan Weininger, Robert Cozzolino, Dinah Livingston, Studs Terkel, Gertrude Abercrombie, New York, 2018, p. 303, illus.
Condition Report
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