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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 13, 2021 | Hindman Auctions | Chicago | American & European Art | 7 | $****** - ****** | Stage Set for "The Puritans" |
Works on Paper
41.9 x 59.7 cm (16.5 x 23.5 in)
watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard
signed Stuart Davis (lower right); titled (lower left)
Provenance:
The Artist
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph deGolier, Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, c. 1923
Mrs. Ralph deGolier, Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts
The Downtown Gallery, New York, 1966
Edith Gregor Halpert, New York
Estate of the above
Sold: Sotheby Parke Bernet, Inc., New York, May 16, 1973, Lot 2
Paul Stiga, New York
R.H. Love Galleries, Chicago
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner, 2000
Literature:
Kenneth Spritz, "Behind the Scenes: American Theatrical Design," American Art & Antiques , 2, issue 2, March - April 1979, p. 74, illus.
Andrea DiNoto, "Collecting Stage Design--Bargains Aplenty, Paul Stiga: Portrait of a Collector," Connoisseur , 21, no. 950, March 1991, p. 108, illus.
Ani Boyajian, Mark Rutkoski, Stuart Davis: A Catalogue Raisonné , vol. 2 , New Haven, Connecticut, 2007, no. 1072 p. 523, illus.
Lot note:
The present work is one of five stage and costume designs that Stuart Davis made for his friend, Ralph deGolier"s play, The Puritans .
Stuart Davis
(American, 1892-1964)
Stage Set for "The Puritans" , 1922
watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard
signed Stuart Davis (lower right); titled (lower left)
16 1/2 x 23 1/2 inches.
