Emil Carlsen : Red carnations and delft, 1875.
ECA Record Control Number: 2377
Archives of American Art #: -none-
Record Level: Item
Record Type: Movable Work
Work Title: Red carnations and delft
Alternate Work Titles:
Work Date: 1875 [unclear where date comes from]
Work Creator: Emil Carlsen [1848-1932]
Work Medium: Oil on canvas
Work Dimensions: 24 x 18 inches
Inscribed/Signed Front:
Location: At lower right.
Dated: No.
Text: ‘Emil. Carlsen.’
Verso: unknown
ECA Category: Still life
ECA Sub-Category: Flowers
Archives of American Art Subjects:
Object
Object — Flower
Object — Flower — Carnation
Still Life
Still Life — Flower
Still Life — Flower — Carnation
Still Life — Other
Still Life — Other — Dish
Description of Work:
“Vertical composition of flowers in a vase with a bowl in front. Approximately 24 red carnations set in a cylindrical blue vase with a white and blue pattern Delft wide bowl centered in the canvas. The bowl is placed just right of center canvas at the bottom The overall background and floor are a red-brown color and show no visible horizon. Two red carnation flower tops are laid on the ground next to the bowl, one on each side. ”
Citation: [ECA]
Provenance/Ownership:
2014 Private collection of [unknown] ;
2014 ( Sotheby’s [1744- ], 1334 York Avenue, New York 10021 ) ;
2006 Private collection of [unknown] ;
2006 ( Sotheby’s [1744- ], 1334 York Avenue, New York 10021 ) ;
1972 ( Private collection of New York Family Foundation (Israel Kaufman [1906-1981]), New York, NY ) ;
1970 Private collection of Marguerite Ireland [ca.1898-1973], New York, NY ;
1921 Private collection of LeRoy Ireland [1889-1970], New York, NY, purchased direct from the artist ;
1900 Private collection of [unknown] ;
1900 ( American Art Association [1883-1964], [1922-1964] Madison Ave and 56th Street, New York, NY 10018 | [1883-1922] 6 East 23rd Street (South Madison Square), New York, NY 10010 ) ;
ca.1875 Private collection of Henry Riemann [1829-1900] and Johanne (Grotjahn) Riemann [1841-?], Dittmer, MO ;
1875 Emil Carlsen [1848-1932], the artist .
Exhibition History:
2014 Sotheby’s, New York, NY, “sale“, November 20.
2006 Sotheby’s New York, NY, “sale“, November 29.
1980 State University College at Buffalo, Burchfield Center, Buffalo, NY, “Recognizing the painterly tradition in American art: 1850-1920 from a western New York collection“, March 30 – May 4.
1900 American Art Association, New York, NY, “Highly attractive sale by auction of Mr. Henry Riemann’s valuable collection of American paintings, and water colors, including important and original examples by the following eminent American artists : Emil Carlsen, William L. Metcalf, Guy Rose, Theodore Robinson, Carl Ritter, B. Walter Priestman comprising every variety of subject to be sold without reserve…”, January 25-26.
References/Citations:
– Sotheby’s, New York, NY, sale catalog, “sale“, November 29, 2014, lot #12.
– Sotheby’s, New York, NY, sale catalog, “sale“, November 29, 2006, lot #153, illustrated.
– State University College at Buffalo, Burchfield Center, Buffalo, NY, “Recognizing the painterly tradition in American art: 1850-1920 from a western New York collection“, March 30 – May 4, 1980, #11, illustrated: color on page 16.
– American Art Association, New York, NY, “Highly attractive sale by auction of Mr. Henry Riemann’s valuable collection of American paintings, and water colors, including important and original examples by the following eminent American artists : Emil Carlsen, William L. Metcalf, Guy Rose, Theodore Robinson, Carl Ritter, B. Walter Priestman comprising every variety of subject to be sold without reserve…”, January 25-26, 1900, lot #143, not illustrated.
Related Works:
– Red carnations, ca.1875.
ECA Notes:
Price History:
2014 – $185,000 USD [auction]
2006 – $156,000 USD [auction]
Document Information
Document Permalink:
https://emilcarlsen.org/work/?p=2377
Digital-born Document Number:
ECA.2014.2377
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:
Creative Commons Corporation shareAlike (sa) license. Some of the information contained within this document may hold further publication restrictions depending on final use. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine.
Image License:
The author of this artwork died more than 70 years ago. According to U.S. Copyright Law, copyright expires 70 years after the author’s death. In other countries, legislation may differ.
Record Birth Date:
October 31, 2014
Last Update:
April 1, 2017
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