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James Robert Valerio
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- James Robert Valerio
- Still Life #2
- signed and dated 1978 on the reverse
- oil on canvas
- 96 by 116 1/4 in. 243.8 by 295.3 cm.
Provenance
Allan Frumkin Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
New York, Allan Frumkin Gallery; Boston University Art Gallery, The Big Still Life, June - July 1979, illustrated in color and reproduced as the exhibition poster
San Antonio Museum of Art; Indianapolis Museum of Art; Pittsburgh, Carnegie Museum of Art; Tucson Museum of Art, Real, Really Real, and Super Real: Directions in Contemporary American Realism, February 1981 - January 1982
Houston, Contemporary Arts Museum; Buffalo, Albright-Knox Museum; Columbus Museum of Art; Purchase, Neuberger Museum; Portland Art Museum, American Still Life: 1945-1983, September 1983 - December 1984, p. 109, illustrated in color
Evanston, Mary and Leigh Block Gallery, Painting at Northwestern: Conger, Paschke, Valerio, January - March 1986, pp. 51 & 56, illustrated and illustrated in color respectively
The Boston Company, Vault Gallery, Contemporary Still Life, December 1987 - February 1988
San Antonio Museum of Art; Indianapolis Museum of Art; Pittsburgh, Carnegie Museum of Art; Tucson Museum of Art, Real, Really Real, and Super Real: Directions in Contemporary American Realism, February 1981 - January 1982
Houston, Contemporary Arts Museum; Buffalo, Albright-Knox Museum; Columbus Museum of Art; Purchase, Neuberger Museum; Portland Art Museum, American Still Life: 1945-1983, September 1983 - December 1984, p. 109, illustrated in color
Evanston, Mary and Leigh Block Gallery, Painting at Northwestern: Conger, Paschke, Valerio, January - March 1986, pp. 51 & 56, illustrated and illustrated in color respectively
The Boston Company, Vault Gallery, Contemporary Still Life, December 1987 - February 1988
Literature
Hilton Kramer, “The Return of the Still Life,” New York Times, Art View, 4 March 1979
Frank Goodyear, Contemporary American Realism Since 1960, Philadelphia 1981, p. 43, illustrated in color
Donald B. Kuspit, “What’s Real in Realism,” Art in America, Vol. 69, No. 7, September 1981, p. 90, illustrated in color
Henry Hanson, “NU Professors Show at Block Gallery,” Chicago, February 1986, p. 93, illustrated in color
Frank Goodyear, Contemporary American Realism Since 1960, Philadelphia 1981, p. 43, illustrated in color
Donald B. Kuspit, “What’s Real in Realism,” Art in America, Vol. 69, No. 7, September 1981, p. 90, illustrated in color
Henry Hanson, “NU Professors Show at Block Gallery,” Chicago, February 1986, p. 93, illustrated in color
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. The canvas is unlined. Under very close inspection, there are a few minor surface accretions. There is minor wear with associated very minor pigment loss to the extreme perimeter of the work, most noticeably on the bottom. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Framed
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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.