John Chamberlain
Untitled , 1961 (Executed)
Lot #11 |
2026-05-04 |
Sotheby's, New York
Robert Mnuchin: Collector at Heart Evening Auction
Category:
Collage
Estimate:
USD 400,000 - 600,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: N12122
Auction name: Robert Mnuchin: Collector at Heart Evening Auction
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2026-05-04
End date: 2026-05-14
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Contemporary Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 12 by 17 ¼ by 6 ½ in. 30.5 by 43.8 by 16.5 cm.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
16.5
Width In Centimeters:
43.8
Height In Inches:
6.496
Width In Inches:
17.008
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Year notes: Executed in 1961.
Provenance
Allan Stone, New York (acquired directly from the artist) Sotheby’s New York, 9 May 2011, lot 2 (consigned by the above) Private Collection (acquired at the above sale) Sotheby's London, 8 March 2018, lot 131 (consigned by the above) Lévy Gorvy, New York Private Collection, San Francisco (acquired from the above) Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, John Chamberlain: A Retrospective Exhibition , December 1971 - February 1972, no. 22, p. 40, illustrated (alternate orientation) and p. 92 (text) New York, Allan Stone Gallery, John Chamberlain: Early Works , October - December 2003, no. 12, n.p., illustrated in color New York, Lévy Gorvy, Intimate Infinite: Imagine a Journey, September - October 2018, p. 14, illustrated in color (in installation), pp. 74, 256 (text) and p. 75, illustrated in color
Literature
Phyllis Tuchman, "Review of Intimate Infinite: Imagine A Journey," Artforum , November 2018, Vol. 57, No. 3, p. 242 (text)
Catalog summary
Robert Mnuchin: Collector at Heart John Chamberlain (1927 - 2011) Untitled painted metal, fabric, paper collage, metal staples, plastic and acrylic on paper mounted on board 12 by 17 ¼ by 6 ½ in. 30.5 by 43.8 by 16.5 cm. Executed in 1961. Provenance Allan Stone, New York (acquired directly from the artist) Sotheby’s New York, 9 May 2011, lot 2 (consigned by the above) Private Collection (acquired at the above sale) Sotheby's London, 8 March 2018, lot 131 (consigned by the above) Lévy Gorvy, New York Private Collection, San Francisco (acquired from the above) Acquired from the above by the present owner Exhibited New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, John Chamberlain: A Retrospective Exhibition , December 1971 - February 1972, no. 22, p. 40, illustrated (alternate orientation) and p. 92 (text) New York, Allan Stone Gallery, John Chamberlain: Early Works , October - December 2003, no. 12, n.p., illustrated in color New York, Lévy Gorvy, Intimate Infinite: Imagine a Journey, September - October 2018, p. 14, illustrated in color (in installation), pp. 74, 256 (text) and p. 75, illustrated in color Literature Phyllis Tuchman, "Review of Intimate Infinite: Imagine A Journey," Artforum , November 2018, Vol. 57, No. 3, p. 242 (text)