Mohan Samant
Three Priests
Lot #130 |
2024-03-18 |
Sotheby's, New York
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
Category:
Mixed Media
Estimate:
USD 30,000 - 50,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: N11470
Auction name: Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2024-03-18
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: 20th Century English Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 46 ¼ x 60 ⅛ in.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
117.5
Width In Centimeters:
152.7
Height In Inches:
46.25
Width In Inches:
60.125
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Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by Herbert Mayer Sr., the founder of World House Galleries, New York Thence by descent An English graduate from Colgate University, Mayer began his career practicing law in New York. In 1944, he moved into the emerging television industry, later establishing his own stations in Cleveland, Ohio and Kansas City. His passion for art led to his founding of World House Galleries in the Carlyle Hotel in New York in 1957. The gallery
Exhibited
a wealth of works by international modern artists, including Mohan Samant. Mayer and his daughter visited Samant’s New York loft on a number of occasions, watching the artist paint and attending sitar concerts where he performed with his wife Jillian and Ravi Shankar. Mayer acquired the current lots directly from the artist, along with an array of other artworks through his dealings at World House Galleries. Mayer has donated thousands of works to his alma mater at Colgate University.
Catalog summary
Property from the Collection of the late Herbert Mayer Sr. Mohan Samant 1924 - 2004 Three Priests Mixed media on canvas Bearing distressed label on the reverse: '#8874 - Samant / Three Priests / 46 X 59"' 46 ¼ x 60 ⅛ in. (117.5 x 152.7 cm.) Executed in mid-1970s Provenance Acquired directly from the artist by Herbert Mayer Sr., the founder of World House Galleries, New York Thence by descent An English graduate from Colgate University, Mayer began his career practicing law in New York. In 1944, he moved into the emerging television industry, later establishing his own stations in Cleveland, Ohio and Kansas City. His passion for art led to his founding of World House Galleries in the Carlyle Hotel in New York in 1957. The gallery exhibited a wealth of works by international modern artists, including Mohan Samant. Mayer and his daughter visited Samant’s New York loft on a number of occasions, watching the artist paint and attending sitar concerts where he performed with his wife Jillian and Ravi Shankar. Mayer acquired the current lots directly from the artist, along with an array of other artworks through his dealings at World House Galleries. Mayer has donated thousands of works to his alma mater at Colgate University.