Premier Auction - Session II - March 25, 2023
Sat, Mar 25, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1111
Marsden Hartley
Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000
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, 1877-1943)
Two Shells, 1936, signed lower right "Marsden Hartley", ink on paper, 7 x 6-1/4 in.; original gilt wood frame, 12 x 11 in.
Exhibited: Marsden Hartley Retrospective, McNay Art Institute, San Antonio, Texas, December 1-31, 1960; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Holland, February 3-March 6, 1961; Amerika Haus, Berlin, Germany, March 15-April 6, 1961; Stadt. und Lenbackgalerie, Munich, Germany, April 16-May 7, 1961; Amerika Haus, Stuttgart, Germany, May 10-June 1, 1961; American Embassy, London, England, June 15-July 15, 1961; Portland Museum of Art, Portland, Maine, August 12-September 2, 1961; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, September 25-October 31, 1961; City Art Museum, St. Louis, Missouri, November 15-December 15, 1961; Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio, January 1-31, 1962; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY, March 6-April 8, 1962, catalog #63 ; Ackland Museum of Art, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, "Early Modernism in America", April 4-25, 1993. (labels verso)
Condition
not examined out of sealed frame, area of wear and possible erasure at lower left near shell, slight toning/mat burn visible at edges; frame with wear and small losses at corners, silk mat in good condition
Marsden Hartley Estate, #456; Babcock Gallery, New York, New York; Wendy Shankel Hoff American Art, New York, NY, 1987; Estate of Charles Townsend Ludington, Jr., Chapel Hill, North Carolina
