Emil Carlsen : Clouds—moonlight, 1928.
Clouds-Moonlight (also called Moonlight), 1928
Emil Carlsen [1848-1932]
Oil on canvas
44-3/4 x 37 inches
Signed: At lower right. ‘Emil. Carlsen. 1928.’.
Archives of American Art #: 65050002
Provenance:
2013 Christie’s New York, Rockefeller Center, NY
xxxx Private Collection
2002 Christie’s New York, Rockefeller Center, NY
xxxx Williams Companies P.O. Box 2400 Tulsa Oklahoma 74102
1978 Robert Rice Gallery, Houston, TX
1966 Estate of Florence B.G.S. Carlsen, Falls Village, CT
1932 Luella May Carlsen, the artist’s wife
1899 Emil Carlsen, the artist
Exhibitions:
2013 Christie’s New York, Rockefeller Center, NY, May 23.
2002 Christie’s New York, Rockefeller Center, NY, December 5.
1978 Robert Rice Gallery, Houston, TX, “Robert Rice Gallery presents Emil Carlsen” also called “Paintings by American Impressionist Emil Carlsen 1853-1932″, ? – November.
1930 Herron Museum (John Herron Art Institute), Indianapolis, IN, “Forty-fifth annual exhibition of the work of contemporary American artists“, January 1, 1930 – ?.
1929 The Macbeth Gallery, New York, NY, “Paintings by Emil Carlsen and Dines Carlsen”, February 5-18, #5.
References:
– Christie’s New York, Rockefeller Center, NY, Sale Cat., May 23, 2013, Lot #117.
– Christie’s New York, Rockefeller Center, NY, Sale Cat., December 5, 2002, Lot #73.
– Wright, Jesse G., Jr., “The Williams Companies Art Collection,” Tulsa, Oklahoma, Williams Companies, 1984.
– Robert Rice Gallery, Houston, TX, Exhibition Catalog, “Robert Rice Gallery presents Emil Carlsen” also called “Paintings by American Impressionist Emil Carlsen 1853-1932″, ? – November, #7, illustrated: color.
– “Archive of Works by Emil Carlsen Compiled by Dines Carlsen”, 24 pages, hand-drawn sketches and notes probably by Dines, provided by Linda Hay, c1960, illustrated: B&W, page 4.
– The Macbeth Gallery, New York, NY, Exhibition Cat., “Paintings by Emil Carlsen and Dines Carlsen”, February 5-18, #5.
Notes:
– Painted in Ogunquit, ME in 1928.
Price:
2013 – $87,500 USD
2002 – $65,730 USD