Premier Auction - Session II
Sat, Jul 16, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 802
Lamar Dodd
Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000
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 |
(American/Georgia, 1909-1996)
In Venice, 1956, signed, signed lower right "Lamar Dodd", oil on canvas, 24 x 36 in.; wood frame and linen liner, 31 x 43 in.
Note: Illustration 16 in "Lamar Dodd, The C. L. Morehead Collection, Athens Georgia, 1996"
"Dodd has returned from Italy with heightened color in his paintings, with Mediterranean light suffusing the facades of old age cathedrals and with new vitality and light in these impressions without abandoning the sound structure underlying his frankly more picturesque themes."
Howard Devree, "Five Contemporaries Reveal Diversity of Themes and Styles Today," New York Times, 6 November 1955, sec.2, p.17.
Provenance: Property from a Private Collection sold to benefit the University of Georgia Foundation
Condition
surface in very good condition, conservation treatment report is attached verso, see detail photographs; frame with light wear
