Emil Carlsen : Pewter and brass, 1929.

 

ECA Record Control Number: 4023

Archives of American Art #: -none-

Record Level: Item

Record Type: Movable Work

Work Title: Pewter and brass

Alternate Work Titles:
1958: Pewter and brass [from exhibition catalog]
ca.1930s: Pewter and brass [from Dines’ notebook]
1930: Brass kettle [from exhibition catalog]
1929: Pewter and brass [from back of canvas]

Work Date: 1929 [date from front of the canvas]

Work Creator: Emil Carlsen [1848-1932]

Work Medium: Oil on canvas
Work Dimensions: 21 x 19 inches | 21-1/2 x 19-1/2 inches

Inscribed/Signed Front:
Location: At lower left.
Dated: Yes.
Text: ‘Emil Carlsen 29.’.

Verso:
Location: Verso.
Marking Type: Titled on back in pencil.
Text: ‘Brass and Pewter’.

ECA Category: Still life
ECA Sub-Category: Gray

Archives of American Art Subjects:
Still Life
Still Life — Other
Still Life — Other — Container
Still Life — Other — Cookware

Description of Work:

Provenance/Ownership:
2014 Private collection of Christopher B Mailman [1966- ] and Simone M (Mittelstadt) Mailman [1968- ], New York, NY ;
after ca.1966 ( Rose Garden Antiques & Design, 345 Warren St., Hudson, NY 12534 (Sold by James Cox (formerly of the Grand Central Art Gallery)) ) ;
ca.1966 Private collection of [unknown], Califon, NJ (Acquired directly from the estate) ;
1966 Private collection of Florence B. G. S. Carlsen [1903-1974], Falls Village, CT, the artist’s daughter-in-law ;
before 1966 Estate of Dines Carlsen [1901-1966], Falls Village, CT, the artist’s son ;
1932 Private collection of Luella May (Ruby) Carlsen [c.1869-before 1966], New York, NY, the artist’s wife ;
1929 Emil Carlsen [1848-1932], the artist .

Exhibition History:
1958 The Grand Central Art Gallery, New York, NY, “Memorial Exhibition of Emil Carlsen, N. A. 1853-1932“, January 14-25.
1930 The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX, “Exhibition of Contemporary American Art by Artist Members of the Grand Central Art Galleries”, January 12-26.

References/Citations:
– “Archive of works by Emil Carlsen compiled by Dines Carlsen”, 24 pages, hand-drawn sketches and notes by Dines, provided by Linda Hay, ca1930s, illustrated: b&w, page 19.
– The Grand Central Art Gallery, New York, NY, exhibition catalog, “Memorial exhibition of Emil Carlsen, N. A. 1853-1932“, January 14-25, 1958, #18, shown as Pewter and brass, not illustrated.
– The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX, “Exhibition of contemporary American art by artist members of the Grand Central Art Galleries”, exhibition catalog, January 12-26, 1930, shown as Brass kettle.

Related Works:

ECA Notes:

Price History:
2014 – $32,000 USD. [retail]

 

Document Information

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Digital-born Document Number:
ECA.2015.4023

Digital Document Provenance:
Original compiled and researched document by the Emil Carlsen Archives, 266 West 21st Street, Suite 4E, New York, NY 10011.

Document License:
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Record Birth Date:
February 8, 2015

Last Update:
April 28, 2017