Emil Carlsen : Still life [with brazier, silver tea and quinces], ca.1918.
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ECA Record Control Number: 1804
Archives of American Art #: 80046281, JUL J0047833 [digital photo archive]
Record Level: Item
Record Type: Movable Work
Work Title: Still life [with brazier, silver tea and quinces]
Alternate Work Titles:
2014: Still life [with brazier, silver tea and quinces] [ECA added to title for clarification]
c.1918: Still life [from photo archive]
Work Date: ca.1918 [date based on color palette, technique and still life items.]
Work Creator: Emil Carlsen [1848-1932]
Work Medium: Oil on canvas
Work Dimensions: 24 x 20 inches
Inscribed/Signed Front:
Location: At lower right.
Dated: No.
Text: ‘Emil. Carlsen.’.
Verso: unknown
ECA Category: Still Life
ECA Sub-Category: Orientalia
Archives of American Art Subjects:
Ethnic
Ethnic — Chinese
Still Life
Still Life — Other
Still Life — Other — Dish
Still Life — Other — Orientalia
Still Life — Fruit
Still Life — Fruit — Quince
Description of Work:
Provenance/Ownership:
2010 Private collection of [unknown] ;
2010 ( Christie’s [1766- ], 20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10020 ) ;
ca.1924 ( Saint Louis Art Museum [1881- ], One Fine Arts Drive, Forest Park, St. Louis, MO 63110-1380 ) ;
ca.1918 Emil Carlsen [1848-1932], the artist .
Exhibition History:
2010 Christie’s, New York, NY, “Sale #2318”, May 20.
1982 Saint Louis Art Museum, Saint Louis, MO, “Impressionism Reflected: American Art 1890-1920”, May 8 – June 27.
References/Citations:
– Christie’s New York, Rockefeller Plaza, NY, sale catalog, “Sale #2318”, May 20, 2010, lot #129.
– U.W. Hiesinger, “Quiet Magic: The Still-Life Paintings of Emil Carlsen“, New York, 1999, page 33, illustrated: b&w on page 33.
– Saint Louis Art Museum, Saint Louis, MO, exhibition catalog, “Impressionism Reflected: American Art 1890-1920”, 1982, page 2.
– “Catalogue of Paintings, Saint Louis, Missouri”, City Art Museum of Saint Louis, City Art Museum , Saint Louis, MO, 1924, pages 14-15, 107.
– Peter A. Juley & Son Collection, Archives and Special Collections, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC, Image #JUL J0047833.
Related Works:
ECA Notes:
Price History:
2010 – $134,500 USD
Document Information
Document Permalink:
http://emilcarlsen.org/work/?p=1804
Digital-born Document Number:
ECA.2014.1804
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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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:
February 5, 2014
Last Update:
February 7, 2017