Tony Smith - 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session New York Wednesday, November 15, 2023 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Paula Cooper Gallery, New York
    Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1988

  • Exhibited

    New York, Sculpture Center, The Fine Arts Federation of New York Family Court Building Sculpture Competition, June 1972 (another example exhibited)
    New York, Xavier Fourcade, Inc., Tony Smith: Paintings 1953–1963, Small Sculpture 1961–1969, May 17–June 21, 1986
    Birmingham, Michigan, Susanne Hilberry Gallery, Tony Smith: Bronzes, April 10–May 12, 1987
    Santa Fe, Bellas Artes Gallery, Tenth Anniversary Exhibition, April 22–September 30, 1991 (another example exhibited)
    Seoul, Kukje Gallery, Tony Smith, September 26–October 25, 1997 (another example exhibited)
    New York, Mitchell-Innes & Nash, Tony Smith: Paintings and Sculpture 1960–65, April 26–June 23, 2001, pp. 38–39 (another example exhibited and illustrated, p. 39)
    Institut Valencià d'art Modern, Tony Smith, March 14–May 19, 2002, pp. 85, 168–169 (another example exhibited and illustrated, pp. 85, 169)
    Los Angeles, Grant Selwyn Fine Art, Tony Smith, September 12–October 19, 2002 (another example exhibited)
    London, Timothy Taylor Gallery, Tony Smith. Sculpture and Painting, September 3–October 4, 2014 (another example exhibited and illustrated)

  • Literature

    Architectural Record, "Buildings in the News: The New York Family Court Building Sculpture Competition," no. 152, July 1972, p. 45 (another example illustrated)
    Tony Smith Moondog, exh. cat., Paula Cooper Gallery, New York, 1997 (another example illustrated)
    Joan Pachner, Tony Smith: Architect, Painter, Sculptor, New York, 1993, pl. 10 (another example illustrated)
    The Smiths: Tony, Kiki, Seton, exh. cat., Palm Beach Institute of Contemporary Art, Lake Worth, Florida, 2002 (another example)

Property from a Distinguished American Collection

198

Light Box

stamped with the artist's name, number, date and the Modern Art Foundry mark "T. SMITH 1961 1/9" along the lower edge
cast bronze with black patina
26 1/4 x 19 1/2 x 23 1/2 in. (66.7 x 49.5 x 59.7 cm)
Conceived in 1961 and cast in 1988, this work is number 1 from an edition of 9 plus 1 artist's proof.

Estimate
$30,000 - 40,000 

Contact Specialist

Annie Dolan
Specialist, Head of Sale, Morning Session
+1 212 940 1288
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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session

New York Auction 15 November 2023