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Auction archive: Lot number 73

GEORGIA O'KEEFFE'S PIGMENTS | A COLLECTION OF 18 JARS LABELLED AND USED BY GEORGIA O'KEEFFE

Estimate
US$15,000 - US$20,000
Price realised:
US$75,000
Auction archive: Lot number 73

GEORGIA O'KEEFFE'S PIGMENTS | A COLLECTION OF 18 JARS LABELLED AND USED BY GEORGIA O'KEEFFE

Estimate
US$15,000 - US$20,000
Price realised:
US$75,000
Beschreibung:

GEORGIA O'KEEFFE'S PIGMENTS A COLLECTION OF 18 JARS OF PIGMENT LABELLED AND USED BY GEORGIA O'KEEFFE 18 glass jars with black screw-top lids (each 3 in. high, 1 5/8 in. diameter), containing varying amounts of pigment (from full to just a trace), each affixed with an adhesive label with the color of the pigment written in O'Keeffe's hand. The colors in these jars include Vermilion, Orange Vermilion, Zinc Green, Permanent Blue, Brown Madder, Terra d'Ombra, Blue Black, Ivory Black, Zinc Yellow, Terra Rossa, and Ultramarine. On the labels, O'Keeffe consistently spells vermilion with a double L. Please note that some of the pigments may potentially be toxic, based on the possible presence of mercury and chromium PROVENANCE:Georgia O’Keeffe, Abiquiu, New MexicoBy descent to the present ownerCondition ReportTo request a condition report for this lot, please contact books@sothebys.com.

Auction archive: Lot number 73
Auction:
Datum:
5 Mar 2020
Auction house:
Sotheby's
New York
Beschreibung:

GEORGIA O'KEEFFE'S PIGMENTS A COLLECTION OF 18 JARS OF PIGMENT LABELLED AND USED BY GEORGIA O'KEEFFE 18 glass jars with black screw-top lids (each 3 in. high, 1 5/8 in. diameter), containing varying amounts of pigment (from full to just a trace), each affixed with an adhesive label with the color of the pigment written in O'Keeffe's hand. The colors in these jars include Vermilion, Orange Vermilion, Zinc Green, Permanent Blue, Brown Madder, Terra d'Ombra, Blue Black, Ivory Black, Zinc Yellow, Terra Rossa, and Ultramarine. On the labels, O'Keeffe consistently spells vermilion with a double L. Please note that some of the pigments may potentially be toxic, based on the possible presence of mercury and chromium PROVENANCE:Georgia O’Keeffe, Abiquiu, New MexicoBy descent to the present ownerCondition ReportTo request a condition report for this lot, please contact books@sothebys.com.

Auction archive: Lot number 73
Auction:
Datum:
5 Mar 2020
Auction house:
Sotheby's
New York
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