$25,499
Charles E. Prendergast (American, 1863-1948) Untitled (Vase with Flowers and Birds) Signed "C. Prendergast" l.l., dated "1936" l.r. Tempera and gold and silver leaf on incised gessoed panel, 20 x 16 in. (50.5 x 40.0 cm), framed. Condition: Good. Provenance: Private collection, New York, by family descent; Sotheby's New York, American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, December 2, 2010; through to the current owner. N.B. Nancy Mathews of the Prendergast Archive & Study Center examined this painting in 2010 and rendered her opinion that the work is by Charles Prendergast, based on its stylistic similarities to Flowers (MFA Boston) and Blue Vase and Birds (private collection). The present painting hung at one time in the home of Juliana Force, the first Director of the Whitney Museum of American Art. The location in Force's home was documented in a photograph from the magazine Country Life , April 1937, depicting Force's bedroom decorated with furniture by Max Kuehne. The Prendergast painting hung just to the left of the Kuehne folding screen. The photograph was subsequently reproduced in Max Kuehne, Artist and Craftsman (New York: Hollis Taggart Galleries, 2001), p. 36, figure 13. Charles Prendergast established a reputation as a skilled and inventive frame maker before dedicating himself to the production of exquisite decorative panels. In 1911, at the height of his renown as one of the finest frame makers of his time, Charles and his brother, artist Maurice Prend Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2017-05-19
