Lot 120
Lot 120
Charles Demuth (1883-1935)

Rothschild Lily #2

Price Realised USD 23,750
Estimate
USD 10,000 - USD 15,000
Closed: 20 May 2021
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Charles Demuth (1883-1935)

Rothschild Lily #2

Price Realised USD 23,750
Closed: 20 May 2021
Price Realised USD 23,750
Closed: 20 May 2021
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Charles Demuth (1883-1935)
Rothschild Lily #2
watercolor and pencil on paper
Image: 1034 x 1414 in. (27.3 x 36.2 cm.)
Sheet: 12 x 18 in. (30.5 x 45.7 cm.)
Executed circa 1930.
Provenance
The artist.
Robert E. Locher, New York and Lancaster, Pennsylvania, bequest of the above, 1935.
Estate of the above.
Richard C. Weyand, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, by descent.
Estate of the above.
Sotheby Parke-Bernet, New York, 16 October 1957, lot 65, sold by the above.
The Downtown Gallery, New York.
Jack Lawrence, West Redding, Connecticut, acquired from the above, 1963.
Christie's, New York, 5 June 1997, lot 88, sold by the above (as Rothschild Lilies).
Eaton Fine Art, Inc., Palm Beach, Florida.
Zabriskie Gallery, Inc., New York.
Acquired from the above by the late owners, 2002.
Literature
E. Farnham, Charles Demuth: His Life, Psychology and Works, vol. ii, Ph.D. dissertation, Ohio State University, 1959, p. 677, no. 690.
Exhibited
New York, Washburn Gallery, Drawing: In Many Mediums, December 1, 2020-January 30, 2021.
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Please note the starting bid for this lot has been lowered to $2,000.
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