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Morris Graves
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- Morris Graves
- Clematis Montana and Tuberous Begonia
- signed Graves and dated 86 (lower right)
- watercolor and tempera on paper
- 36 by 26 inches
- (91.5 by 66 cm)
Provenance
Schmidt-Bingham Gallery, New York
The Greenberg Gallery, St. Louis
Private Collection, New York
The Greenberg Gallery, St. Louis
Private Collection, New York
Literature
Theodore F. Wolff, Morris Graves, Flower Paintings, Seattle, 1994, no. 55, illustrated
Condition
In very good condition; sheet is hinged to backing with pieces of white paper tape along the upper edge, verso
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Theodore Wolff refers to the present still-life as one of the most elegant of Graves' later career and notes that it "demonstrates how an artist of experience and sensibility can orchestrate a sizable number of floral and still-life objects to produce a work that not only breathes new life into an old compositional device but also comes across as simply and unpretentiously as any of his first, tentative attempts in this genre." (Wolff, op. cit., n.p.)