Louisa Matthiasdottir - Modern & Contemporary Art New York Wednesday, July 17, 2024 | Phillips
  •  “My interest has always been people.”
    —Inger Elliott

    Treasures from the Estate of Inger and Osborn Elliott

     

    Inger and Osborn Elliott cultivated an art collection worthy of praise. Their home served as a jewel box of taste, with brightly colored walls adorned with paintings, photographs, and drawings, all delicately and masterfully curated.  The couple's diverse collection reflects their devotion to New York City's cultural, intellectual, and civic spheres, while also spanning a global reach of artistic styles and techniques. Inger, originally from Norway, had a passion for photojournalism that brought her to Southeast Asia, where she documented the Vietnam War from a helicopter. She would later go on to found China Seas, a design firm specializing in batik textiles. Osborn, a revolutionary Newsweek editor and social advocate, went on to become the Dean of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. Trailblazers in their own regard, the Elliotts amassed a collection including rare, early works by Willem de Kooning, Wassily Kandinsky, and Milton Avery, among those by many other innovative modern and post-war painters, photographers, and printmakers.
     

    Inger and Osborn Elliott.

    Inger and Oz's eye for style, together with a casual, chic approach to curation, set them apart from other collectors. It is their charisma that lives on through these artworks, proving that a distinct approach to collecting yields the finest quality. These artworks not only have excellent provenance, but also exhibit a unique rarity and quality, remarkably contemporary despite their age.

    • Provenance

      Salander O'Reilly Galleries, New York
      Inger Elliott, New York
      Thence by descent to the present owner

Property from the Estate of Inger and Osborn Elliott

41

Man Riding Horse

signed "Matthiasdottir" lower right
oil on canvas
34 1/8 x 44 1/8 in. (86.7 x 112.1 cm)
Painted circa 1979.

Full Cataloguing

Estimate
$12,000 - 18,000 

Sold for $35,560

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Modern & Contemporary Art

New York Auction 17 July 2024