Property from the Collection of John Cage and Merce Cunningham, Sold to Benefit the Merce Cunningham Trust
Morris Graves (1910-2001)
Onion
Details
Morris Graves (1910-2001)
Onion
signed and dated 'Graves '73' (lower right); signed again with initials and indistinctly inscribed 'I painted this for John Cage in Curnavaca. He loved these big onions in the market + He liked to eat them I think. This painting...M.G.' (on the reverse)
watercolor on paper
6¾ x 9 in. (17.1 x 22.9 cm.)
Painted in 1973.
Onion
signed and dated 'Graves '73' (lower right); signed again with initials and indistinctly inscribed 'I painted this for John Cage in Curnavaca. He loved these big onions in the market + He liked to eat them I think. This painting...M.G.' (on the reverse)
watercolor on paper
6¾ x 9 in. (17.1 x 22.9 cm.)
Painted in 1973.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner
Exhibited
Willard Gallery, New York, Morris Graves: Flower Paintings, October-December 1973.
Brought to you by
Amanda Lassell
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