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Ernest Lawson
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- Ernest Lawson
- Squatter's Huts, Harlem River
- signed E. Lawson (lower right)
- oil on canvas, unframed
- 17 by 21 inches
- (43.2 by 53.3 cm)
- Painted in 1914.
Provenance
Albert Eugene Gallatin, New York
Milch Galleries, Inc., New York
Milch Galleries, Inc., New York
Exhibited
New York, Daniel Gallery, Ernest Lawson, February, 1914
Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings by Hayley Lever and Ernest Lawson, March 3 - April 2, 1917, no. 2
Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings by Hayley Lever and Ernest Lawson, March 3 - April 2, 1917, no. 2
Literature
"Ernest Lawson at Daniel Gallery", American Art News, vol. 12, no. 18 (Feb. 7, 1914), p. 6
Albert Eugene Gallatin, Certain Contemporaries; A Set of Notes in Art Criticism, 1916, illustrated
Albert Eugene Gallatin, "Ernest Lawson", The International Studio, vol. 59, July 1916, p. 14, illustrated
Guy Pè€ne Du Bois, American Artists Series; Ernest Lawson, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 1932, p. 11, illustrated
Steven Nash, Dallas Collects American Paintings, Colonial to Early Modern: An Exhibition of Paintings from Private Collections in Dallas, Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, 1982, p. 115
Ross Barrett, "Speculations in Paint: Ernest Lawson and the Urbanization of New York", Winter Portfolio, vol. 42, no. 1, (Spring 2008), pp. 16, 20
Albert Eugene Gallatin, Certain Contemporaries; A Set of Notes in Art Criticism, 1916, illustrated
Albert Eugene Gallatin, "Ernest Lawson", The International Studio, vol. 59, July 1916, p. 14, illustrated
Guy Pè€ne Du Bois, American Artists Series; Ernest Lawson, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 1932, p. 11, illustrated
Steven Nash, Dallas Collects American Paintings, Colonial to Early Modern: An Exhibition of Paintings from Private Collections in Dallas, Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, 1982, p. 115
Ross Barrett, "Speculations in Paint: Ernest Lawson and the Urbanization of New York", Winter Portfolio, vol. 42, no. 1, (Spring 2008), pp. 16, 20
Condition
The canvas is lined. SURFACE: in good condition; work is painted with thick impasto and as is the case with most such works by Lawson, there is scattered craquelure--looks stable and is not paticularly noticeable UNDER ULTRA VIOLET: a few scattered dots/dashes of repaint along the edges (to address stretcher marks?)
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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
In 1898 Lawson purchased a home in Washington Heights from which he enjoyed unobstructed views of upper Manhattan, the Bronx and New Jersey. He drew inspiration from this environment of small farms and open woodlands and painted scenes of the area frequently over the course of his artistic career. The present work depicts the squatters huts of Spuyten Duyvil, the area just across the Harlem River in the Inwood section of the Bronx, a particular favorite as a subject.