David Smith - 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session New York Wednesday, November 14, 2018 | Phillips
  • Provenance

    The Artist
    Estate of the Artist
    American Contemporary Art Gallery, Munich
    Acquired from the above by the present owner

  • Exhibited

    Munich, American Contemporary Art Gallery, A Selection from the Estate: David Smith - Works on Paper 1952–1960, September 12, 2003 – January 31, 2004
    Modena, Foro Boario, Action Painting, Arte Americana 1940-1970: Dal Disegno all'opera (organized by Peggy Guggenheim in collaboration with American Contemporary Art Gallery, Monaco), November 21, 2004 – February 27, 2005, no. 51, p. 143 (illustrated)
    Nice, Musée d’Art Moderne et d’Art Contemporain, Ecole de New York: Expressionnisme abstrait américain, Oeuvres sur papier, December 8, 2005 – March 5, 2006, p. 70 (illustrated)

  • Literature

    American Contemporary Art Gallery Yearbook 2003/2004, Munich, 2004, p. 38 (illustrated)

Property from an Important East Coast Collection

187

DS 3/4/52

signed with the artist's initials and dated "DS 3/4/52" lower right; further stamped by the Estate of David Smith and numbered "73-52.113" on the reverse
egg ink and tempera on paper
15 1/2 x 20 1/4 in. (39.4 x 51.4 cm.)
Executed in 1952.

Estimate
$20,000 - 30,000 

Sold for $35,000

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session

New York Auction 14 November 2018