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Sylvia Sleigh (American, 1916-2010) "Morning Glories"

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Hammer Price w/ BP

$32,400

Lot #: 21
Sylvia Sleigh (American, 1916-2010) "Morning Glories"

Aquatex on canvas. Signed 'Sylvia Sleigh' and dated 'Oct. 9 '66' (center left).

Provenance Note: Dr. Arthur C. Carr, was a distinguished professor of Clinical Psychology at both Columbia University and Weill Cornell Medical College. His interest in modern art, particularly Pop Art, indicates that he likely had a deep appreciation for how contemporary artists like Warhol explored themes of identity, media, and culture - topics that often intersect with psychological ideas. Artists he collected included Robert Indiana, Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, Agnes Martin, Claes Oldenberg, Robert Rauschenberg, James Rosenquist, Sylvia Sleigh, Ernest Trova, Andy Warhol, John Wesley, and Jack Youngerman, among others.

20 x 15 in.
Provenance
The estate of Dr. Arthur C. Carr, New York.
A Buffalo, New York estate.
Condition
It is in untouched original condition. No in-paint or restoration.
Auction Date
Nov 21, 2024

Details:

Sylvia Sleigh was a Welsh-born naturalized American realist painter who lived and worked in New York City. She is known for her role in the feminist art movement and especially for reversing traditional gender roles in her paintings of nude men, often using conventional female poses from historical paintings by male artists like Diego Vélazquez, Titian, and Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. Her most well-known subjects were art critics, feminist artists, and her husband, Lawrence Alloway.

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