$5,036
Kahlil George Gibran (American, 1922-2008) Lot of Two Works: Untitled [Sculpture] and Study for Untitled Sculpture stamped "K. GIBRAN" l.r., Study signed "Kahlil Gibran" in pencil u.r., dedicated and inscribed "SIDNEY/ HAPPY BIRTHDAY-..." l.l. Sculpture carved mahogany wood and metal, mounted to a wood plinth, 72 x 9 x 9 in. (182.9 x 22.9 x 22.9 cm), Study graphite and conte crayon on paper, sheet size 20 1/8 x 23 7/8 in. (51.1 x 60.6 cm), unframed. Condition: Sculpture good; Study with handling creases. Provenance: Commissioned of the artist, February 1961; from the estate of Mary Lee Ingbar, Cambridge, Massachusetts. N.B. An autographed first edition copy of Sculpture Kahlil Gibran , (The Bartlett Press: Boston, 1970) accompanies the lot. Plinth 18 x 80 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2010-05-21
