Photography | Modern Art + Design Auction | October 20, 2023
Fri, Oct 20, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 172
Early Gordon Onslow-Ford Painting
Estimate: $12,000 - $18,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
(California/England, 1912-2003)
Live Land I (CR 1939-029), 1939, signed lower right "G. Onslow-Ford/39", inscribed verso "Chemillieu 1939", oil on canvas, 12-1/4 x 16-1/4 in.; wood frame, linen lined mount, 18-1/4 x 22 x 2 in.
Provenance: Collection of the artist's sister, Elisabeth Onslow-Ford; By descent in family
Exhibited: The Oakland Museum, Oakland, California, Gordon Onslow-Ford Retrospective Exhibition, March 22 - May 29, 1977, No.9, pg. 67; Galerie Brochier, Munich, Germany, Gordon Onslow Ford, 1993; Bochum Museum of Art, Bochum, Germany, Gordon Onslow Ford: A Retrospective., 1994; Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, University of Santiago, Santiago, Chile, Gordon Onlsow Ford, 1995; Chilem Galeria Municipal, Valparaiso, Chile, Pinoteca Municipal, Conception, Chile, Gordon Onslow-Ford, 1995.
Note: This painting was painted at the Chateau de Chemillieu in Switzerland where Onslow-Ford, his sister Elizabeth, and the group of surrealists, including Andre Breton, Yves Tanguy, Kay Sage, and Esteban Francés gathered that summer.
For a similar composition see: Mountains of Desire, 1939, Clars Auction Gallery, June 17, 2022, lot 05013, sold for $37,500 (with premium)
For more information: https://brunkauctions.com/line-circle-%e2%97%8b-dot-%e2%97%8f-the-paintings-of-gordon-onslow-ford-september-29-2023/
Condition
good condition; frame with abrasions
Collection of the artist's sister, Elisabeth Onslow-Ford; By descent in family
