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David Smith (1906-1965)
Open Window , 1959 (Executed)
Lot #111 |
2004-05-12 |
Christie's, New York
Post-War and Contemporary Art (Morning Session)
Category:
Painting
Estimate:
USD 100,000 - 150,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Christie's
Auction number: 1374
Auction name: Post-War and Contemporary Art (Morning Session)
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2004-05-12
End date: 2004-05-12
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: 20th Century American Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 96 x 13 in. (244 x 33 cm.)
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
244
Width In Centimeters:
33
Height In Inches:
96
Width In Inches:
13
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Year notes: Executed in 1959.
Provenance
Provenance<br> <br> <br> <br> Knoedler & Company, New York
Exhibited
Exhibited<br> <br> <br> <br> Berlin, Salander O'Reilly Galleries,<br> <br> David Smith, A. R. Penck<br> <br> , December 1991-January 1992.
Literature
Literature<br> <br> <br> <br> H. Kramer, "David Smith: Stencils for Sculpture,"<br> <br> Art in America<br> <br> , winter 1962, vol. 50, no. 4, p. 43 (illustrated).
Catalog summary
David Smith (1906-1965) Open Window signed and dated 'David Smith 1959' (center left); titled 'Open Window' (on a label affixed to the stretcher) and stamped with the Estate of David Smith stamp and numbered 75.59.30 (on the reverse) spray enamel on canvas 96 x 13 in. (244 x 33 cm.) Painted in 1959.