Emil Carlsen : Still-life with lemon and lobster, 1883.
ECA Record Control Number: 1927
Archives of American Art #: 63005716
Record Level: Item
Record Type: Movable Work
Work Title: Still life with lemon and lobster
Alternate Work Titles:
2009: Still life with lemon and lobster [from auction catalog]
1989: Still life with lobster [from exhibition catalog]
Work Date: 1883 [date from front of canvas]
Work Creator: Emil Carlsen [1848-1932]
Work Medium: Oil on canvas
Work Dimensions: 19-1/2 x 29-1/2 inches
Inscribed/Signed Front:
Location: At lower right.
Dated: Yes.
Text: ‘S. Emile. Carlsen. 1883.’.
Verso: unknown
ECA Category: Still life
ECA Sub-Category: Fish
Archives of American Art Subjects:
Animal
Animal — Fish
Animal — Fish — Lobster
Still Life
Still Life — Fruit
Still Life — Fruit — Lemon
Still Life — Fruit — Pineapple
Still Life — Game
Still Life — Game — Fish
Still Life — Other
Still Life — Other — Container
Still Life — Other — Cookware
Still Life — Other — Dish
Description of Work:
Provenance/Ownership:
2009 Private collection of [unknown] ;
2009 ( Sotheby’s [1744- ], 1334 York Avenue, New York 10021 ) ;
2008 ( Sotheby’s [1744- ], 1334 York Avenue, New York 10021 ) ;
ca.1986 Private estate of Minnie Cassatt Hickman [1932-2005], New York, NY ;
1986 ( Sotheby’s [1744- ], 1334 York Avenue, New York 10021 ) ;
1986 ( Coe Kerr Gallery [1968-1993], 244 Madison Avenue, Suite 5440, New York, NY 10016 ) ;
ca.1960s Private collection of H. Wyman [?-?] ;
1883 Emil Carlsen [1848-1932], the artist .
Exhibition History:
2009 Sotheby’s, New York, NY, “sale”, September 30.
2008 Sotheby’s, New York, NY, “sale”, May 22.
1989 Coe Kerr Gallery, New York, NY, “American impressionism ii“, May 19 – June 23.
1988 Adams Davidson Galleries, Washington, D.C., “From soup to nuts : A selection of important 19th and 20th century American still life paintings”, September – October.
1986 Sotheby’s, New York, NY, “sale”, May 29.
References/Citations:
– Sotheby’s, New York, NY, sale catalog, “sale”, September 30, 2009, lot #84.
– Sotheby’s, New York, NY, sale catalog, “sale”, May 22, 2008, lot #143.
– Coe Kerr Gallery, New York, NY, “American impressionism ii“, May 19 – June 23, 1989, illustrated: color, #6.
– Adams Davidson Galleries, Washington, D.C., “From soup to nuts : A selection of important 19th and 20th century American still life paintings”, September – October, 1988.
– Sotheby, New York, NY, sale catalog, “Sale number 5463”, May 29, 1986, lot #164, illustrated.
– Coe Kerr Gallery Records. The Frick Collection/Frick Art Reference Library Archives.
Related Works:
ECA Notes:
Price History:
2009 – $28,125 USD
2008 – unsold
1986 – ?
Document Information
Document Permalink:
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Digital-born Document Number:
ECA.2014.1927
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:
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Record Birth Date:
February 5, 2014
Last Update:
March 21, 2017