DAVID SMITH (1906-1965) - photo 1

DAVID SMITH (1906-1965)

Lot 14
19.11.2024 00:00UTC +00:00
Classic
Starting price
$ 2 000 000
To bid, go to the website
CHRISTIE'S
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
Buyer Premiumsee on Website%
ID 1336230
Lot 14 | DAVID SMITH (1906-1965)
Estimate value
$ 2 000 000 – 3 000 000
DAVID SMITH (1906-1965)
Tanktotem X
incised with the artist’s name, date and title ‘David Smith TNK X 11/60’ (on the base)
steel and paint
61 ¾ x 45 ¼ x 24 in. (156.8 x 114.9 x 61 cm.)
Executed in 1960




Provenance

Estate of the artist.
Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, New York.
Dr. and Mrs. Friedrich Moeller, Paris (acquired from the above, 1969).
Achim Moeller Ltd., London (on consignment from the above).
Alistair McAlpine, London (acquired from the above, 1973).
Waddington Galleries, London (acquired from the above, 1973).
Acquired from the above by the late owner, 1973.



Literature

H. Kramer, “Rzezbiarstwo Davida Smitha [David Smith Sculpture]” in Ameryka, no. 42, 1960, p. 46 (illustrated).
F. O’Hara, “David Smith: The color of steel” in Art News, vol. 60, no. 8, December 1961, pp. 32 (illustrated in situ at Bolton Landing, pp. 33-34, fig. 4).
V. Raynor and S. Tillim, “In the Galleries” in Arts Magazine, vol. 36, no. 2, November 1961, p. 38 (titled No. 4).
L.J. Ahlander, “WPA Show Puts the Past in Focus” in The Washington Post, 14 July 1963, p. G8 (titled Tanktotem).
C. Gray, David Smith by David Smith, New York, 1964, p. 124 (illustrated in color in situ at Bolton Landing).
J.H. Cone, David Smith, 1906-1965: A Retrospective Exhibition, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, 1966, p. 78, no. 397.
G. McCoy, ed., David Smith, New York, 1973, pp. 33-34 (illustrated in color in situ at Bolton Landing, p. 33, pl. 1; illustrated in color in situ at Bolton Landing, p. 34, pl. 2).
B. Diamonstein, ed., The Art World: A Seventy-Five-Year Treasury of ARTnews, New York, 1977, p. 310 (illustrated in situ at Bolton Landing).
R. Krauss, The Sculpture of David Smith: A Catalogue Raisonné, New York, 1977, p. 91, no. 497 (illustrated in situ at Bolton Landing, fig. 497).
E.A. Carmean, Jr., David Smith: Seven Major Themes, exh. cat., National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1982, p. 49 (illustrated in situ at Bolton Landing, p. 55, fig. 27).
M.J. Bandler, ”Portfolio: David Smith” in Trends, October 1983, p. 63 (illustrated).
S.M.L. Aronson, "Classical Cool: Mica and Ahmet Ertegun's town house reflects a discerning couple's original taste" in House & Garden, March 1987, p.108 (illustrated in color in situ at the Ertegun Manhattan residence).
P.A. Caracciolo, "Ahmet y Mica Ertegun: La Fuerza y La Tersura" in Cases & Gente, vol. 7, no. 71, October 1992, pp. 49-50 (illustrated in color in situ at the Ertegun Manhattan residence).
A. Moeller, In Good Hands: 25 Years of Art in the Life of a Dealer, New York, 1997, pp. 64-65 and 95-96 (illustrated in color).
A. Tapert, "Mica Ertegun: Fine-Tuning an Enduring Arrangement in Manhattan" in Architectural Digest, vol. 54, no. 7, September 1997, pp. 170 and 173 (illustrated in color in situ at the Ertegun Manhattan residence).
David Smith, Sculptures 1933-1964, exh. cat., Musée national d'art moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, 2006, pp. 56-57 (illustrated in situ at Bolton Landing).
G. Leinz, David Smith, Working Surface: Painting, Sculpture, Drawing, 1932-1963, exh. cat., Stiftung Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum, Zentrum Internationaler Skulptur, Duisburg, 2009, p. 35 (illustrated in color in situ at Bolton Landing).
A. Lorscheider, “Stahlzeichnung” in Westfälische Anzeiger, 19 March 2009.
S. Hamill, David Smith: Works, Writings and Interview, Barcelona, 2011, p. 108 (illustrated in color, p. 109; illustrated in color in situ at Bolton Landing, p. 131).
R. Peabody, ed., Anglo-American Exchange in Postwar Sculpture: 1945-1975, Los Angeles, 2011, pp. 99 and 101 (illustrated in color in situ at Bolton Landing, p. 102, fig. 5).
S.B. Frank, David Smith Invents, exh. cat., Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C., 2011, pp. 41 and 50-51 (illustrated in situ at Bolton Landing, p. 50).
J. Pachner, David Smith, London, 2013, p. 14 (illustrated in color in situ at Bolton Landing, pl. 116).
S. Hamill, David Smith in Two Dimensions: Photography and the Matter of Sculpture, Oakland, 2015, pp. 20-21, 133-134, 136-137 and 140 (illustrated in color, pls. 30-35, 37 and 42).
P. Stevens, N.R. Wenman and M. White, David Smith: Form in Color, exh. cat., Hauser & Wirth, Zurich, 2016, pp. 23 and 124 (illustrated in color in situ at Bolton Landing, pp. 23 and 124).
S.J. Cooke, ed., David Smith: Collected Writings, Lectures, and Interviews, Oakland, 2018, p. 435 (illustrated in color in situ at Bolton Landing, pl. 30).
J. Field, David Smith: Follow My Path, exh. cat., New York, Hauser & Wirth, 2021, p. 35 (illustrated in color in situ at Bolton Landing, fig. 29).
C. Lyon, ed., David Smith Sculpture: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1932-1965, Essays, Chronology, References, New Haven and London, 2021, vol. 1, p. 189, no. 565 (illustrated in color, p. 191).
C. Lyon, ed., David Smith Sculpture: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1932-1965, 1954-1965, New Haven and London, 2021, vol. 3, pp. 216-217, no. 565 (illustrated in color).



Exhibited

New York, Otto Gerson Gallery, David Smith: Recent Sculpture, October 1961, no. 4 (illustrated in situ at Bolton Landing).
New York, The Museum of Modern Art; Oberlin College, Allen Memorial Art Museum; Macon, Mercer University; Reno, University of Nevada; Tacoma Art League; Washington, D.C., Washington Gallery of Modern Art; Oswego, State University of New York; Bloomfield Hills, Cranbrook Academy of Art Galleries; Northfield, Carleton College; Cedar Rapids, Coe College and Claremont, Pomona College, The U.S. Government Art Projects: Some Distinguished Alumni, February 1963-February 1964.
Glens Falls, Hyde Collection, David Smith, June-July 1964, no. 20 (titled Tnk X).
New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum; Dallas Museum of Fine Arts and Washington, D.C., Corcoran Gallery of Art, David Smith, March-November 1969.
Bloomington, Indiana University Art Museum, Noguchi & Rickey & Smith, November-December 1970, pp. 37-38 (illustrated in situ in the exhibition, p. 42; illustrated in situ in the exhibition on the inside back cover).
New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, David Smith: A Centennial, February-May 2006, p. 327 (illustrated in color, pl. 83; illustrated in color in situ at Bolton Landing, p. 449).
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
United Kingdom
Preview
19.11.2024 – 19.11.2024
Phone +44 (0)20 7839 9060
Email
4FQ.AYGKAGLUQ@FO3G@
Buyer Premium see on Website
Conditions of purchaseConditions of purchase

More from Creator

DAVID SMITH (1906-1965)
DAVID SMITH (1906-1965)
$2 000 000
DAVID SMITH (1906-1965)
DAVID SMITH (1906-1965)
$300 000
DAVID SMITH (1906-1965)
DAVID SMITH (1906-1965)
$250 000
DAVID SMITH (1906-1965)
DAVID SMITH (1906-1965)
$5 000 000
DAVID SMITH (1906-1965)
DAVID SMITH (1906-1965)
$400 000
DAVID SMITH (1906-1965)
DAVID SMITH (1906-1965)
$400 000
DAVID SMITH (1906-1965)
DAVID SMITH (1906-1965)
$30 000
DAVID SMITH (1906-1965)
DAVID SMITH (1906-1965)
$3 000

Related terms

Frequently asked questions

First of all, you should register to be able to purchase at auction. After confirming your email address, enter your personal information in your user profile, such as your first name, last name, and mail address. Choose a lot from the upcoming auction and the maximum amount you want to place on it. After confirmation of your choice, we will send your application by e-mail to the appropriate auction house. If the auction house accepts a request, it will participate in the auction. You can view the current status of a bid at any time in your personal account in the "Bids" section.
Auctions are performed by auction houses and each of the auction houses describes their terms of auction. You can see the texts in the section "Auction information".
The results of the auction are published within a few days after the end of the auction. In the top menu of the site, find the tab "Auctions". Click on it and you will be on the auction catalog page, where you can easily find the category "Results". After opening it, select the desired auction from the list, enter and view the current status of the interested lot.
The information about the auction winners is confidential. The auction winner will receive a direct notification from the auction house responsible with instructions for further action: an invoice for payment and the manner in which the goods will be received.
Each of the auction houses has its own payment policy for the won lots. All auction houses accept bank transfers, most of them accept credit card payments. In the near future you will find detailed information for each case in the section "Auction information" on the page of the auction catalog and the lot.
Shipment of the won lot depends on its size. Small items can be delivered by post. Larger lots are sent by courier. Employees of the auction houses will offer you a wide range to choose from.
No. The archive serves as a reference for the study of auction prices, photographs and descriptions of works of art.