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Art of Collecting: A Pacific Island Connoisseur of Art and Design
LEON POLK SMITH (1906-1996)
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Details
LEON POLK SMITH (1906-1996)
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signed and dated 'Leon Polk Smith '55' (lower right)
acrylic on paper
23 1/4 x 18 7/8 in. (59.1 x 47.9 cm.)
Painted in 1955.
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signed and dated 'Leon Polk Smith '55' (lower right)
acrylic on paper
23 1/4 x 18 7/8 in. (59.1 x 47.9 cm.)
Painted in 1955.
Provenance
Robert Jamieson, New York, acquired directly from the artist
His sale; Meyers Fine Art & Antiques Auction Gallery, St. Petersburg, 7 April 2013
Private collection, Chicago
Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago
Acquired from the above by the present owner
His sale; Meyers Fine Art & Antiques Auction Gallery, St. Petersburg, 7 April 2013
Private collection, Chicago
Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
J.D. Katz and M. E. Murray, Geometry in Motion: Leon Polk Smith Works on Paper, Utica, 2017, pp. 24 and 25, fig. 11 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Waltham, Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University and San Francisco Museum of Art, Leon Polk Smith, April-June 1968.
Fort Worth Art Center Museum, Leon Polk Smith: Paintings, Reliefs and Drawings, September-October 1968.
Chicago, Valerie Carberry Gallery, Leon Polk Smith: Space Considered, November 2013-January 2014, pp. 4, 14, 15, 30 and no. 5 (illustrated).
Fort Worth Art Center Museum, Leon Polk Smith: Paintings, Reliefs and Drawings, September-October 1968.
Chicago, Valerie Carberry Gallery, Leon Polk Smith: Space Considered, November 2013-January 2014, pp. 4, 14, 15, 30 and no. 5 (illustrated).
Brought to you by
Michael Jefferson
International Senior Specialist, Senior Vice President