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| Lot 779 |
779. Alexander Corazzo (French/American, 1908-1971), "Non-Objective", c.1935; oil/canvas, 40" x 18", unsigned, from artist's estate, letter of provenance available, guaranteed. Important non-objective painter and member of the New Bauhaus. He studied in France at La Martiniere, Lyon (1920-24) and the Conservatoire Nationale de Musique de Lyon (1918-24). He was a member of two important non-objective art groups: American Abstract Artists (NYC) and the Abstraction-Creation Group (Paris). He exhibited throughout the 1930s-40s at the Art Institute of Chicago, Carnegie Institute, Detroit Institute of Art, San Francisco Museum of Art and the Stendahl Gallery (Los Angeles). 4000-5000
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780. Robert Cole Caples (American, 20th century), "Configuration of Rocks and Sky", c.1962; oil/board, 20" x 24", signed. Modernist image of landscape. 300-500 |
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781. Robert J. Wolff (American, 1905-1978), "Abstract Composition", c.1940; watercolor/paper, 23" x 29", signed and dated. Important non-objective painter from Chicago. He was a friend of Moholy-Nagy and was the Dean of the New Bauhaus (1939-42). He was a member of the American Abstract Artists (NYC). Wolff primarily executed works on paper or casein and this is a large, important example of his work. Wolff was featured in an exhibition and book at Wake Forest University, which showcased the J. Nichols collection of American abstract art. REF: American Abstract Art from the 1930s and 1940s, Abrams. 1500-2500 |
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