Jess

Lot 219: Jess (1923-2004)

Name: Jess (1923-2004)
Brand: Christie's
SKU: a7bb581091

Est: $30,000 USD - $40,000 USD

Christie'sNew York, NY, USMay 14, 2009

Item Overview

Description

Jess (1923-2004)
The Hero Describes Lineage
signed and dated 'Jess 65' (on the reverse); signed again and titled 'Jess THE HERO DESCRIBES THE LINEAGE' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
22¼ x 24 in. (56.5 x 60.9 cm.)
Painted in 1955.

Artist or Maker

Jess

Exhibited

Buffalo, Albright-Knox Art Gallery; Minneapolis, Walker Art Center; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Boston, Museum of Fine Arts; New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, Jess: A Grand Collage 1951-1993, September 1993-December 1994, p. 110 (illustrated in color).

Literature

M. Auping, "Songs of Innocence," Art in America, January 1987, p. 121 (incorrectly illustrated in color).

Provenance

Acquired from the artist
Private collection, New York

Auction Details

Post War and Contemporary Art Morning Sale

Christie's

May 14, 2009, 10:00 AM EST

20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, 10020, US

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