Jack Levine
King David , 1941 (Executed)
Lot #480 |
2022-03-17 |
Sotheby's, New York
Modern Discoveries
Category:
Painting
Estimate:
USD 4,000 - 6,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: N10922
Auction name: Modern Discoveries
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2022-03-17
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: 20th Century American Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 10 by 8 in.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
25.4
Width In Centimeters:
20.3
Height In Inches:
10
Width In Inches:
8
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Year notes: Executed in 1941.
Provenance
The Downtown Gallery, New York Mr. and Mrs. James S. Plaut, Cambridge, Massachusetts (acquired from the above) George J. Perutz, Dallas Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York Acquired from the above in 1973 by the present owner
Exhibited
Indianapolis, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Perceptions of the Spirit in the 20th Century American Art, 1977-1978, no. 44 New York, The Jewish Museum, Jack Levine: A Retrospective , 1978-1980 (on loan), no. 10, p. 14, illustrated on the cover
Catalog summary
Property from a Private Collection, New York Jack Levine 1915 - 2010 King David signed indistinctly (lower right); titled David in Hebrew (upper right) oil on board 10 by 8 in. 25.4 by 20.3 cm. Executed in 1941. Provenance The Downtown Gallery, New York Mr. and Mrs. James S. Plaut, Cambridge, Massachusetts (acquired from the above) George J. Perutz, Dallas Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York Acquired from the above in 1973 by the present owner Exhibited Indianapolis, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Perceptions of the Spirit in the 20th Century American Art, 1977-1978, no. 44 New York, The Jewish Museum, Jack Levine: A Retrospective , 1978-1980 (on loan), no. 10, p. 14, illustrated on the cover