Lot 103 : Jack Levine (b. 1915)
Auction Location: United States of America - 2003
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Artist or Maker:
Jack Levine (b. 1915)
Description:
Jack Levine (b. 1915) Lady with Opera Glasses signed with initials conjoined 'JLevine' (lower left) oil on canvas 14 x 12 in. (35.6 x 30.5 cm.)
Provenance:
The Alan Gallery, New York. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert A. Goldstone, New York. ACA Galleries, New York.
Published:
J. Levine, Jack Levine, New York, 1989, p. 89, illustrated
Notes:
Property from the Estate of Anton Meisner Executed in 1959. The artist writes: "Degas was fascinated by women with opera glasses, so I couldn't have painted this without thinking of him. I'm particularly happy with the formal composition of Lady with Opera Glasses, which is an essay in rounds and half-rounds; the lady's round face and round bodice, and her semi-circular hat, cut off by the top edge of the canvas; and the oculus at the left and the dome's curving base at the right. This sense of roundness comes across in depth as well as on the surface. And I achieved an arabesque of lights and darks in the process, which gives it both good design and a dramatic effect." ( Jack Levine, New York, 1989, p. 89)
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