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Betty Parsons
THE VASE
Lot 15
Price Realised:
€13,000
Estimate:
€8,000 - €12,000
Betty Parsons, American, 1900-1982
THE VASE (1972)
Weathered wood painted, 28 1/2" x 15 1/2" (71 x 39cm), signed and date d1972 verso.
Provenance: AM Sachs Gallery, New York (label verso); Private Collection, Dublin.
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Lot 15
Betty Parsons
THE VASE
Lot 15
Betty Parsons
THE VASE
Estimate:
€8,000 - €12,000
Betty Parsons, American, 1900-1982
THE VASE (1972)
Weathered wood painted, 28 1/2" x 15 1/2" (71 x 39cm), signed and date d1972 verso.
Provenance: AM Sachs Gallery, New York (label verso); Private Collection, Dublin.
Betty Parsons was an American artist, art dealer, and one collector known for her early promotion of Abstract Expressionism. She is regarded as one of the most influential and dynamic figures of the American avant-garde.
She studied at the Academie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris. She was one of the pioneers of the found object, using driftwood to make colourful formal arrangements that can be considered both painting and sculpture. Parsons opened her pioneering gallery on 57th Street, New York, in 1946. She represented young avant-garde artists including Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Barnet Newman and Agnes Martin. Parsons visited Ireland many times, attracted by her friendship with the collector, Gordon Lambert and the artist Maria Simonds-Gooding.
Parsons' work is held in many collections including the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC; The Museum of Modern Art, New York and Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh;
The same year she produced this work her image was included in the iconic 1972 poster 'Some Living American Women Artists' by Mary Beth Edelson.
THE VASE (1972)
Weathered wood painted, 28 1/2" x 15 1/2" (71 x 39cm), signed and date d1972 verso.
Provenance: AM Sachs Gallery, New York (label verso); Private Collection, Dublin.
Betty Parsons was an American artist, art dealer, and one collector known for her early promotion of Abstract Expressionism. She is regarded as one of the most influential and dynamic figures of the American avant-garde.
She studied at the Academie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris. She was one of the pioneers of the found object, using driftwood to make colourful formal arrangements that can be considered both painting and sculpture. Parsons opened her pioneering gallery on 57th Street, New York, in 1946. She represented young avant-garde artists including Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Barnet Newman and Agnes Martin. Parsons visited Ireland many times, attracted by her friendship with the collector, Gordon Lambert and the artist Maria Simonds-Gooding.
Parsons' work is held in many collections including the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC; The Museum of Modern Art, New York and Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh;
The same year she produced this work her image was included in the iconic 1972 poster 'Some Living American Women Artists' by Mary Beth Edelson.
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PLEASE BID EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT.
In order to allow rival bidders the opportunity to respond to a late bid the following extensions will apply:
IF A BID IS RECEIVED WITHIN THE FINAL 45 SECONDS OF THE COUNTDOWN THE CLOCK WILL RESET TO 60 SECONDS.
At any point you can leave a maximum bid, representing the highest price you are prepared to pay for a particular lot. Bidding only advances when there is competition from a rival bidder. In that case the system bids on your behalf, only up to the maximum if required. All bids are relayed to you be email, along with notification if you have been outbid.
All maximum bids are confidential and not disclosed. The system will endeavor to purchase the lot for you for the least price. Bids are subject to buyer’s premium of 25% (incl vat), with no additional charges.
In the event of a tied bid, the preference will be given to the bid submitted first. The second bidder will receive immediate notification of being outbid.
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