Modern to Contemporary Auction | April 21, 2023
Fri, Apr 21, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 89
Lamar Dodd
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
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)
Through The Clouds, 1967, signed lower right "Lamar Dodd, 67", oil on canvas, 20 x 48 in.; parcel gilt wood frame, 20-3/4 x 48-3/4 in.
"I saw the sun and stars: extraordinary, unearthly colors. The cosmos awaits the poets and the painters as well as the scientists." - Russian Cosmonaut Titov
Exhibited: Union Gallery, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, Lamar Dodd, Mercury Apollo: The Space Paintings, 1974
Literature: Dodd, Lamar, William U. Eiland, and Emily Ann Arthur. Lamar Dodd: The C.L. Morehead, Jr. Collection. Athens, GA: C.L. Morehead, Jr, 1996, No. 186, ill. pg. 149.
For more information about Dodd's NASA paintings see: https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/social-value-abstraction-lamar-dodds-nasa-art
Condition
minor crackle, original stretcher and tacking edge, some looseness to canvas, slight surface dirt; frame with abrasions
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Property from a Private Collection sold to benefit the University of Georgia Foundation
