$3,000
Faint abrasion to panel.
Wear, soiling and minor loss to frame. Overall, fine vintage condition. Not examined out of frame.
Signed and dated to lower right C/67. Signed, titled and dated to verso Crockett Johnson 1967 Involution in a Circle (Gerard Desargues). Cartoonist, book illustrator and author Crockett Johnson is probably best known for his iconic children’s book, Harold and the Purple Crayon. However, in 1965 Crockett began a series of over 100 works relating to mathematics and mathematical physics, 80 of which are housed in the permanent collection at The Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.
1967
oil on panel
24 h × 23¾ w in (61 × 60 cm)
Provenance: Private Collection, Connecticut
Auctioneer:
Wright
Date:
2017-02-23
