Lot 386
  • 386

Art Smith

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Art Smith
  • "Patina" Necklace
  • stamped Art Smith
  • patinated brass

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist
Private Collection, Philadelphia

Literature

"The Jewelry of Art Smith," Craft Horizons, January/February 1970, p. 20
Toni Greenbaum and Martin Eidelberg, ed., Messengers of Modernism:  American Studio Jewelry 1940-1980, exh. cat., Montreal Museum of Decorative Arts, Montreal, 1996, p. 87
From the Village to Vogue: The Modernist Jewelry of Art Smith, exh. cat., Brooklyn Museum, 2008, pp. 8, 10

Condition

Overall excellent original condition with a beautiful acquired patina that highlights the design.
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