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Property of a Private New York Collector
Kara Walker (B. 1969)
A Warm Summer Evening in 1863
Details
Kara Walker (B. 1969)
A Warm Summer Evening in 1863
signed 'Kara Walker' (on a piece of fabric sewn to the reverse)
felt on wool tapestry
70 1/8 x 98 3/8 in. (178.1 x 249.9 cm.)
Executed in 2008. This work is number four from an edition of five.
A Warm Summer Evening in 1863
signed 'Kara Walker' (on a piece of fabric sewn to the reverse)
felt on wool tapestry
70 1/8 x 98 3/8 in. (178.1 x 249.9 cm.)
Executed in 2008. This work is number four from an edition of five.
Provenance
James Cohan Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
R. Smith, "To a Tapestry’s Warp and Weft, Add Vision and Craft," New York Times, 26 January 2010, p. C1.
"First Major Museum For American Art Established In Almost A Half Century Opens," Antiques and The Arts Weekly, 8 November 2011.
"First Major Museum For American Art Established In Almost A Half Century Opens," Antiques and The Arts Weekly, 8 November 2011.
Exhibited
New York, James Cohan Gallery, Demons, yarns & tales: Tapestries by Contemporary Artists, January-February 2010 (another example exhibited).
Further Details
Another example of the present lot is in the collection of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville.
Brought to you by
Kathryn Widing