Emil Carlsen : Still-life [pitcher and melons], 1893.

ECA Record Control Number: 10053Archives of American Art #: -none-Record Level: Item
Record Type: Movable Work

Work Title: Still Life [Pitcher and Melons]

Alternate Work Titles:
2015: Still Life [Pitcher and Melons] [added by ECA for clarity]
2015: Still Life

Work Date: 1893

Work Creator: Emil Carlsen [1848-1932]

Work Medium: Oil on canvas
Work Dimensions: 12 x 18 inches | 15-1/2 x 19-1/2 inches [unframed] | 22 x 25 inches [framed]

Inscribed/Signed Front:
Location: At lower left.
Dated: Yes.
Text: ‘Emil. Carlsen -.93’.

Verso: no discernible markings.

ECA Category: Still life
ECA Sub-Category: Brown

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

Description of Work:

Provenance/Ownership:
2018 [tba] ;
2018 ( Americana Auctions [1963- ], 380 Winthrop Street, Rehoboth, MA 02769 ) ;
2016 ( Americana Auctions [1963- ], 380 Winthrop Street, Rehoboth, MA 02769 ) ;
2015 ( Americana Auctions [1963- ], 380 Winthrop Street, Rehoboth, MA 02769 ) ;
ca.1893 Private collection of [unknown] ;
1893 Emil Carlsen [1848-1932], the artist .

Exhibition History:
2018 ( Americana Auctions [1963- ], Rehoboth, MA, “Nantucket Collectors Auction”, August 7.
2016 ( Americana Auctions [1963- ], Rehoboth, MA, “Fine Americana Estates Auction”, November 27.
2015 ( Americana Auctions [1963- ], Rehoboth, MA, “Nantucket Americana Auction”, August 6.

References/Citations:
– Americana Auctions [1963- ], MA, online sale catalog, “Nantucket Collectors Auction”, August 7, 2018, lot #142, illustrated: color.
– Americana Auctions [1963- ], MA, online sale catalog, “Fine Americana Estates Auction”, November 27, 2016, lot #183, illustrated: color.
– Americana Auctions [1963- ], MA, online sale catalog, “Nantucket Americana Auction”, August 6, 2015, lot #169A, illustrated: color.

Related Works:
– Still Life with Squash and Pitcher, 1893 [appears to be similar pottery and technique and color palette.]

ECA Notes:
– Condition report: relined in good condition.

Price History:
2018 – [tba] [auction]
2016 – [unsold] [auction]
2015 – [unsold] [auction]

 

Document Information

Digital-born Document Number:
ECA.2015.10053

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:
July 30, 2015

Last updated: July 28, 2018 at 23:32 pm