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DAVID SMITH (1906-1965)

Lot 49
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Lot 49 | DAVID SMITH (1906-1965)
Estimate value
$ 5 000 000 – 7 000 000
DAVID SMITH (1906-1965)
Lunar Arc
painted steel
134 x 48 x 18 in. (340.4 x 121.9 x 45.7 cm.)
Executed circa 1961.




Provenance

Estate of the artist
Matthew Marks Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1997



Literature

H. Kramer, David Smith: A Memorial Exhibition, exh. cat., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1965, p. 35.
A. H. Parachini, “Artist in Metal,” Empire, 17 July 1966, p. 7 (illustrated).
H. Herrera, “David Smith: ‘Robustly physical, unabashedly lyrical,’” ARTnews, vol. 73, no. 10, December 1974, p. 48 (dated 1961).
H. Kramer, “Altering of Smith Work Stirs Dispute,” New York Times, 13 September 1974, p. 28 (dated 1961).
H. Kramer, “Of David Smith: Executor Admits Altering Sculpture,” International Herald Tribune, 14-15 September 1974, p. 7 (dated 1961).
R. Krauss, “Issues and Commentary: Changing the Work of David Smith,” Art in America, vol. 62, no. 5, September-October 1974, p. 30 (dated 1961).
J. L. Taylor, “The Nation: Newport: Living with Sculpture,” ARTnews, vol. 73, no. 8, October 1974, p. 98 (dated 1961).
R. Krauss, The Sculpture of David Smith: A Catalogue Raisonné, New York and London, 1977, no. 519, fig. 519 (illustrated; dated 1961).
C. Greenberg, “Letters,” Art in America, vol. 66, no. 2, March-April 1978, p. 5 (dated 1961).
From the Life of the Artist: A Documentary View of David Smith: An Exhibition Drawn from the David Smith Papers, exh. cat., Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1982, p. 54 (illustrated).
David Smith: Seven Major Themes, exh. cat., Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art, 1982, pp. 129, 146 and 177 (illustrated).
David Smith in Italy, exh. cat., Milan, PradaMilanoarte, 1995, p. 109 (illustrated).
J. E. Kaufman, “Culture de sculptures: Les champs de sculpture de Smith renaissent pour l’été," Le journal des arts, no. 41, 4 July 1997, p. 12 (dated 1961).
K. Wilkin, “David Smith at Storm King,” New Criterion, vol. 16, no. 1, September 1997, p. 45 (dated 1961).
C. Smith, The Fields of David Smith, New York, 1999, pp. 38, 64, 72, 80, 125 and 142 (illustrated; dated 1961).
David Smith: Paintings, Sculptures and Medals, exh. cat., Tel Aviv Museum of Art, 1999, p. 194.
David Smith, Working Surface: Painting, Sculpture, Drawing, 1932-63, exh. cat., New York, Galerie Gmurzynska, 2009, p. 110 (dated 1961).
J. Pachner, David Smith, London, 2013, p. 65.
David Smith: The White Sculptures, exh. cat., Mountainville, Storm King Art Center, 2017, p. 79 (illustrated; titled Lunar Arc (1961); dated date unknown).
C. Lyon, ed., David Smith Sculpture: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1932-1965, Volume Three, 1954-165, New Haven and London, 2021, pp. 254-255, no. 599 (illustrated).



Exhibited

Mountainville, Storm King Art Center, The Fields of David Smith [Part I], May-November 1997.
Mountainville, Storm King Art Center, The Fields of David Smith [Part III], May-November 1999.
Monumenta Newport, Monumenta: A Biennial Exhibition of Outdoor Sculpture, August-October 1974, pp. 28-29, no. 40 (illustrated; dated 1961).



Further Details

Installation view, The Fields of David Smith, Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, NY, Part I, May 19–November 16, 1997; Part II, May 18–November 15, 1998; Part III, May 17-November 15, 1999. Photo: Jerry L. Thompson. © 2024 The Estate of David Smith / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY.

David Smith. Lunar Arc. C. 1961. Steel, paint, 134 x 48 x 18 in. (340.4 x 121.9 x 45.7 cm). Photograph: J. Arnold, Impart Photography. © 2024 The Estate of David Smith / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY.
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