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THBWalter Hollis Stevens Abstract O/C, Sun-Crest
About Seller
4310 Papermill Dr. NW
Knoxville, TN 37909
United States
Case Auctions is based in Knoxville, Tennessee, where our gallery is located, with satellite offices in Nashville, Tennessee and Kingsport, TN – but our reach is worldwide. Established in 2005, we conduct cataloged auctions of investment-quality art and antiques under the stewardship of knowledgeabl...Read more
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About Auction
LiveJan 25, 2025
Live Auction at our Knoxville Gallery featuring 1,200+ lots from fine Southern estates and private and museum collections. Sale begins Sat. Jan. 25 at 9 AM with lots #1-783 and continues Sun. Jan. 26 at 1 PM with lots #784-1261 (scroll down for separate catalog). Estates represented include Gertrude S. Caldwell, Nashville; John Z. C. Thomas, Knoxville; Dr. Larry Wolfe, Nashville; Norman Luboff; plus the collection of Jon E. Jones, Cookeville, and deaccessioned art from the Hunter Museum, Vanderbilt University Museum, the Memphis-Brooks Museum, and more. Case Auctions bid@caseantiques.com
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- Lot Description
Walter Hollis Stevens (Tennessee, 1927-1980) oil on canvas abstract expressionist painting titled "Sun-Crest," with a complex central form rendered in heavy impasto, sgraffito, and palette knife, 1960. Warmer tones of orange and red balance cooler passages of green and gray. Signed and dated " Stevens '60" lower left. Additionally signed "W.H. Stevens" and titled to stretcher. Housed in a simple gilt and painted wood frame, likely original. Sight: 24" H x 18" W. Framed: 24 3/4" H x 18 3/4" W. Exhibition history: Likely exhibited at the Art & Architecture Gallery, University of Tennessee, and Dulin Gallery of Art, October 1981. Lot includes exhibition flyer. Biography: (Courtesy Tennessee Arts Commission) "As one of the acclaimed Knoxville Seven in the 1960s, Stevens was fresh on the scene of abstract expressionism for East Tennessee and an early faculty member of the University of Tennessee's art department. His work resides in numerous collections including the Birmingham Museum of Art, the Knoxville Museum of Art, Carnegie Visual Arts Center in Alabama, the Mint Museum in Charlotte, and others."
Condition
Excellent condition
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