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THBBeauford Delaney Pastel Portrait of a Man Smoking a Pipe
About Seller
4310 Papermill Dr. NW
Knoxville, TN 37909
United States
Case Auctions is based in Knoxville, Tennessee, where our gallery is located, with satellite offices in Nashville, Tennessee and Kingsport, TN – but our reach is worldwide. Established in 2005, we conduct cataloged auctions of investment-quality art and antiques under the stewardship of knowledgeabl...Read more
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About Auction
LiveJul 6, 2024
Our July 6-7 Live Auction in Knoxville features more than 1,000 lots of Fine Art, Antiques and Jewelry from the founding family of Rogersville, TN, and from the historic Pinckney family of Charleston, SC; from the estate of William J. Eskind of Nashville; the living estate of Jerry Waters, Maryville, the estate of U.S. Ambassador Ron Schlicher of Brentwood, and from other fine estates and private and museum collections. Sale starts 9 AM Eastern Time on Saturday, July 6 (lots #1-671) and continues at 1 PM Sunday, July 7 (lots #672-1086) at our Knoxville Gallery, 4310 Papermill Drive. Case Auctions bid@caseantiques.com
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- Lot Description
Beauford Delaney (American/Tennessee, 1901-1979) pastel on wove paper bust-length portrait of a man with a pipe in his mouth, 1930s. The man, with dark hair and goatee, wears a brown suit with a bright blue tie and stares intensely at the viewer with furrowed brow. He sits or stands before a bookcase filled with colorful bindings that create a geometrically patterned background. With Beauford Delaney estate stamp en verso. Unsigned. Unframed. Sheet: 25" H x 19 3/4" W.
Note: Modernist artist Beauford Delaney was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. An apprentice to artist Lloyd Branson, Delaney was encouraged by his mentor to study art in Boston. In 1929 he traveled to New York and established himself as a prominent artist of the Harlem Renaissance. There he gained the attention and admiration of well-known writers and artists such as James Baldwin, Georgia O’Keefe, Alfred Stieglitz, and many others. Delaney experimented throughout his career with a wide variety of styles, including his personal brands of realism, fauvism, post-impressionism, and abstract expressionism. His departure from New York to Paris in 1953 also marked his transition from figurative compositions to abstractions with a focus on color and light. Numerous portraits by Delaney demonstrate the artist’s fauvist tendencies in regard to his use of vibrant, non-local color for expressive effect. Additionally, the penetrating stare and psychological intensity of this pastel suggest the influence of modernist portraiture by luminaries like Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, and Henri Matisse.
PROVENANCE: Estate of Beauford Delaney, Derek L. Spratley, Esquire, court-appointed administrator.
Condition
Central image (apart from edges) in very good condition with bright colors. Upper left and center left with spots of liquid staining, largest to center left edge, 4" x 1". All corners with pinpoint punctures and loss to tips. Edges with handling wear including creasing and minor tears and losses. Largest crease to upper left edge, 8 1/2" L. Upper left corner with 1" x 3/16" loss to left edge, below corner. Lower right corner with 2 1/2" x 1/2” loss along right edge of sheet. Upper right corner with 1" x 3/4” tear without loss reattached with archival adhesive. Two 1/2" tears without loss to center right edge. With additional pinholes to upper center edge plus two pinholes 2" and 2 1/2" above lower edge, respectivley, to sitter's right arm.
- Provenance
Estate of Beauford Delaney, Derek L. Spratley, Esquire, court-appointed administrator.
- Shipping Info
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Bank: Pinnacle Bank
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