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Grant Wood
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description
- Grant Wood
- Spring Plowing (Textile Design)
- signed Grant Wood, titled "Spring Plowing" and inscribed Design for Printed Material (upper left)
- tempera and pencil on paper
- 15 1/2 by 37 3/4 inches
- (39.4 by 96 cm)
- Executed circa 1939.
Provenance
Private Collection, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, circa 1940 (acquired from the artist)
By descent in the family of the above (sold: Sotheby's, New York, May 17, 2012, lot 18)
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
By descent in the family of the above (sold: Sotheby's, New York, May 17, 2012, lot 18)
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Cedar Rapids Public Library, 1955
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Minneapolis Institute of Arts; The Art Institute of Chicago; San Francisco, M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, Grant Wood, The Regionalist Vision, 1983 - 1984, no. 58, fig. 99, p. 56, illustrated in the catalogue
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art; New York, Renwick Gallery; Washington, D.C., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Grant Wood's Studio: Birthplace of American Gothic, 2005 - 2006, fig. 98, pp. 108-9, illustrated
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Minneapolis Institute of Arts; The Art Institute of Chicago; San Francisco, M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, Grant Wood, The Regionalist Vision, 1983 - 1984, no. 58, fig. 99, p. 56, illustrated in the catalogue
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art; New York, Renwick Gallery; Washington, D.C., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Grant Wood's Studio: Birthplace of American Gothic, 2005 - 2006, fig. 98, pp. 108-9, illustrated
Literature
The Cedar Rapids Gazette, November 6, 1955, sec. III, illustrated
Condition
In good condition; work has been conserved (small tears along the edges have been reinforced; two vertical creases from top to bottom of work to left and right of center have been restored--can't see any irregularity on recto, but, can see the barest outline, verso); extreme edges are darker than rest of sheet--a few scattered light stains and specks of foxing; edges sheet is hinged to non-acidic backing with pieces of white paper tape along the upper edge, verso
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.
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.