Edwin Walter Dickinson (1891-1978)

Fragment, Head and Drapery (Esther H. Sawyer)

Details

Edwin Walter Dickinson (1891-1978)
Fragment, Head and Drapery (Esther H. Sawyer)
signed 'EW Dickinson' (upper right)
oil on canvas
18 x 16 in. (45.7 x 40.6 cm.)
Painted in 1931.

Provenance

The artist.
Esther H. Sawyer, Buffalo, New York, acquired from the above.
Ansley W. Sawyer, by descent.
Christie's, New York, 26 May 1988, lot 348.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.

Literature

Burchfield Center, Tribute Exhibition: Edwin Dickinson, exhibition catalogue, Buffalo, New York, 1977, p. 20, no. 16.

Exhibited

Buffalo, New York, Buffalo State University College, Burchfield Center, and elsewhere, Edwin Dickinson Tribute Exhibition, September 18-November 6, 1977, no. 16.

Lot Essay

According to the online catalogue raisonné of the artist's work, Fragment, Head and Drapery was begun in 1922 as a 25 x 30 inch composition and recorded in a 1922 photograph of Edwin Dickinson. Painting then resumed in February and March 1931, during which he concentrated on creating a harmonious relationship between the head and drapery. He later cut down the canvas to the present smaller size.

This work is no. 110 in the Edwin Dickinson catalogue raisonné available at www.edwindickinson.org.

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