Contemporary Day Auction
Contemporary Day Auction
Property from an Important Corporate Collection
Wayne Thiebaud
Bow Tie Tree
Auction Closed
May 19, 10:59 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000,000 - 3,000,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from an Important Corporate Collection
Wayne Thiebaud
1920 - 2021
Bow Tie Tree
signed and dated 1969 (lower center); signed, titled and dated 1969 (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
20 by 16⅛ in.
50.8 by 41 cm.
Executed in 1969.
Allan Stone Gallery, New York
John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco (acquired from the above in March 1978)
Douglas Drake Gallery, New York (acquired from the above in May 1978)
Acquired from the above in February 1988 by the present owner
John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco (acquired from the above in March 1978)
Douglas Drake Gallery, New York (acquired from the above in May 1978)
Acquired from the above in February 1988 by the present owner
Pasadena Art Museum; City Art Museum of St. Louis; Toronto, Art Gallery of Ontario and Fort Worth Art Center, West Coast 1945-1969, p. 25, illustrated
Kansas City, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art and San Jose Museum of Art, The Lighter Side of Bay Area Figuration, April - November 2000, p. 70
Kansas City, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Wayne Thiebaud: Fifty Years of Painting, June - August 2003, pp. 42-43 and 101, illustrated in color
Kansas City, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art and San Jose Museum of Art, The Lighter Side of Bay Area Figuration, April - November 2000, p. 70
Kansas City, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Wayne Thiebaud: Fifty Years of Painting, June - August 2003, pp. 42-43 and 101, illustrated in color