Important Americana
Important Americana
Property from the Collection of Jay I. Kislak
Bill Traylor
Owl
Auction Closed
January 24, 03:52 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
The Collection of Jay I. Kislak: Sold to Benefit the Kislak Family Foundation
Bill Traylor
1854 - 1947
Owl
graphite on found cardboard
documented to 1939
9 1/2 in. by 5 3/4 in.
Charles Shannon, Montgomery, Alabama (acquired directly from the artist)
Hirschl & Adler Modern, New York, New york;
Private collection, New York, New York;
Ricco/Maresca Gallery, New York, New York;
Christie's New York, The Collection of Harriet G. Finkelstein, Important American Furniture, Outsider and Folk Art, January 23, 2015, sale 3707, lot 73.
Hirschl & Adler Modern, New York, New york;
Private collection, New York, New York;
Ricco/Maresca Gallery, New York, New York;
Christie's New York, The Collection of Harriet G. Finkelstein, Important American Furniture, Outsider and Folk Art, January 23, 2015, sale 3707, lot 73.
Phil Patton, Bill Traylor: High Singing Blue (Hirschl & Adler Modern, 1997), p. 28.
New York, Hirschl & Adler Modern; Chicago, Carl Hammer Gallery, Bill Traylor: High Singing Blue, 18 January - 8 March, 1997 and 30 May - 5 July, 1997.