$118,500
Marvin Cone (American, 1891-1964) Old Timer , 1941 Signed "MARVIN CONE" l. l., identified on labels from the Carnegie Institute (see N.B. below) affixed to the reverse, stamped "THE PFLEGER PAT./PAT. FEB'Y 2 1886" twice and inscribed "EXHIBITED AT METROPOLITAN MUSEUM...DAVENPORT IN ONE MAN SHOW...LOAN SHOW CEDAR RAPIDS-1950" in pencil and "A1738" in pen on the stretcher, and inscribed "A1738" in pen and "1385-609-2" in crayon on the frame reverse. Oil on canvas, 16 x 38 1/8 in. (40.6 x 96.8 cm), framed. Condition: Tears and surface abrasions, retouch, patch reinforcement. Provenance: Acquired by Mr. and Mrs. Reginald B. Figge, Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Naples, Florida; private collection by family descent. Exhibitions: On the Bright Side [A Loan Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting & Sculpture], Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. February 9 to March 15, 1942, no. 9; Marvin D. Cone Exhibition-Works on Consignment, Macbeth Gallery, New York City, 1942; Paintings by Marvin D. Cone, Coe College, Stewart Memorial Art Gallery, Cedar Rapids, May 26 to June 1943, no. 3.; Art Exhibit [Featuring the works of Marvin Cone and His Students], Stewart Memorial Library, Coe College, June 3 to 7, 1945, no. 3; One-Man Show by Marvin Cone, Joslyn Memorial Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, October 1 to 31, 1945, no. 11; One-Man Show, Stewart Memorial Art Library, December 14, 1945; Exhibition of Paintings by Marvin D. Cone , Cedar Falls Art Gallery, Cedar Falls, October 6 to Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2011-01-28
