The Estate of John Githens and Ingeborg ten Haeff
The collection of John Githens and Ingeborg ten Haeff reflects the couple’s presence at the heart of New York’s post-war artistic set for over forty years. Established first during ten Haeff’s marriage to the acclaimed city planner and designer Paul Lester Wiener, the collection was built upon by the couple via acquisitions and gifts from artists throughout their marriage. The eclectic variety of paintings and sculpture displayed in their historic Greenwich Village residence mirrored their shared reverence for creativity and intellectual thought. Githens, a Russophile who held professorial posts at major American universities, and ten Haeff, a noted musician and painter, were fixtures on the New York and East Hampton artistic circuits. Regularly hosting lavish dinner parties for a host of cultural figures, their residence became a veritable archive of correspondence and personally dedicated attributes. Close friends with some of the twentieth century’s most acclaimed artists– including Willem de Kooning, Alexander Calder, and Alfonso Ossorio – the works reflect the couple’s prominent role as bastions of Golden Era bohemia for over forty years. Rooted in boundless curiosity and an authoritative eye, the present collection offers a unique and highly personal perspective on the artists and movements that shaped post-war New York’s art scene.
John Githens and Ingeborg ten Haeff. Provenance
Paul Weiner (gifted by the artist)
Thence by descent to the present ownerLiterature
Wendy Goodman, “54 Years on Washington Square North. The bohemian apartment of John Githens and artist Ingeborg ten Haeff,” New York Magazine, July 18, 2023, online (installation view illustrated)
Estate of John Githens and Ingeborg ten Haeff
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Untitled
dedicated "to Paul from" upper left and signed "Bill de Kooning" lower right
charcoal on paper
23 5/8 x 18 3/4 in. (60 x 47.6 cm)
n.d.
Estimate
$12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,240
Annie Dolan
NY Head of Auctions and Specialist, Head of Sale, Morning Session
+1 212 940 1288
adolan@phillips.com
Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session
New York Auction 20 November 2024
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