05-21-201005-22-2010
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2507Boston
May 21, 2010 12:00 PMCalender
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Ten Works + Ten Painters /A Portfolio

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$10,073$8,500
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2507Location: BostonDate / Time: May 21, 2010 12:00PM

Description:

Ten Works + Ten Painters/A Portfolio

Stuart Davis (American, 1892-1964),Robert Indiana (American, b. 1928),Ellsworth Kelly (American, b. 1923),Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997),Robert Motherwell (American, 1915-1991),George Earl Ortman (American, b. 1926),Larry (Lawrence) Poons (American, b. 1937),Ad Reinhardt (American, 1913-1967),Frank Stella (American, b. 1936), and Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987), 1964, edition of 500, published by the Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut. Identified and numbered "36/500" on the colophon page, each print with dry stamp l.r. Screenprints (most in color) on paper, sheet sizes 24 x 20 in. (60.9 x 50.8 cm),presented in their original folders in the original cloth-bound portfolio case.
Condition: Minor soiling (primarily to folders and to Motherwell print),Motherwell folder with annotations, soiling and rubs to case.

Provenance: A private Massachusetts collection.
Estimate $15,000-20,000

There is soiling to the left margin of the Motherwell and the Poons. Annotations and soiling to Motherwell folder. The Motherwell also has tape residue and minute stains to the reverse as well as creases (visible to reverse and margins, but not within the image). Subtle surface rubs to surface of Indiana and the Warhol. Soiling and staining to portfolio case.

Keywords

Robert Motherwell, Robert Indiana, Stuart Davis, Roy Lichtenstein, George Earl Ortman, Larry (Lawrence) Poons, Frank Stella, Andy Warhol, Connecticut, Massachusetts