ID 976541
Lot 153 | WHARTON ESHERICK (1887-1970)
Estimate value
$ 40 000 – 60 000
Desk, 1945
walnut
28 1/2 x 89 x 31 1/2 in. (72.4 x 226.1 x 80 cm)
signed W.E. MCMXLV
Provenance
Private Collection
Thence by descent
Rago Auctions, Lambertville, New Jersey, 27 October 2013, lot 995
Pinnacle Art Collection, Mount Dora, Florida
Crafting Modernism: Masters of the American Studio Design Movement from the Pinnacle Art Collection, Sotheby's, New York, 10 June 2022, lot 517
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
M. A. Stone, Contemporary American Woodworkers, Salt Lake City, 1986, p. 16 (for a related example)
M. Bascom, Wharton Esherick: The Journey of a Creative Mind, New York, 2010, p. 180 (present lot illustrated)
| Artist: | Wharton Esherick (1887 - 1970) |
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| Medium: | Wood |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Tables, Desks and bureaus |
| Artist: | Wharton Esherick (1887 - 1970) |
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| Medium: | Wood |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Tables, Desks and bureaus |
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