Hans Hofmann - 20th c. and Contemporary Art Day Sale - Morning Session New York Tuesday, December 8, 2020 | Phillips
  • Property from the Collection of Pamela K. and William A. Royall Jr.

     

    The present work arrives at auction from the collection of pioneering Virginia-based philanthropists Pamela and William Royall, prominent collectors of 20th century and contemporary art in the American South.  The collection reflects their broad interests, from well-known artists from the 20th century to emerging and established Black artists. Committed arts patrons and forces of change in Richmond, the Royalls spearhead the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts’s recent acquisition of Kehinde Wiley’s sculpture Rumors of War as board members of the institution and were instrumental to the museum’s expansion of the diversity of its collection. Believing in a vision of greater inclusivity for Richmond, the Royalls established a non-profit art gallery for the collection, Try-me, which was open without charge to the public, which fostered a space for local artists and education. 

    • Provenance

      Harold Diamond, New York
      Private Collection
      Sotheby’s, New York, September 10, 2008, lot 92
      Acquired at the above sale by the present owners

Property from the Collection of Pamela K. and William A. Royall Jr.

104

Provincetown Blue Sea

signed "hans hofmann" lower right
oil on board
24 x 30 in. (61 x 76.2 cm)
Painted in 1937.

Full Cataloguing

Estimate
$50,000 - 70,000 

Sold for $105,840

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20th c. and Contemporary Art Day Sale - Morning Session

New York 8 December 2020