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THBWilliam Zorach Modernist Painting, Trees
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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LiveJul 6, 2024
Our July 6-7 Live Auction in Knoxville features more than 1,000 lots of Fine Art, Antiques and Jewelry from the founding family of Rogersville, TN, and from the historic Pinckney family of Charleston, SC; from the estate of William J. Eskind of Nashville; the living estate of Jerry Waters, Maryville, the estate of U.S. Ambassador Ron Schlicher of Brentwood, and from other fine estates and private and museum collections. Sale starts 9 AM Eastern Time on Saturday, July 6 (lots #1-671) and continues at 1 PM Sunday, July 7 (lots #672-1086) at our Knoxville Gallery, 4310 Papermill Drive. Case Auctions bid@caseantiques.com
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- Lot Description
William Zorach (American, 1887-1966) watercolor and pencil on paper modernist Western landscape painting depicting a massive tree trunk surrounded by smaller, stylized trees. Possibly painted during the artist's travels in Yosemite Valley in 1920. Possible unfinished mountain to left center of image. Signed "William Zorach" in pencil, lower right, and dated 1920. Matted and framed under glass in a molded, stained wood frame. Sight: 15" H x 12 1/2" W. Frame: 24" H x 20" W.
Biography: "Born in Eurburg, Lithuania on Feb. 28, 1887, William Zorach was brought to the U.S. in 1891. He grew up in Cleveland and later worked as a lithographer while studying at night at the Cleveland School of Art. The winters of 1907 and 1908 were spent in New York City studying at the National Academy of Design. He spent the year 1920 in Yosemite Valley which resulted in dozens of watercolors, drawings, and oils of the area." Zorach exhibited at the 1913 Armory Show in New York and the LACMA in 1940. Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
WHO'S WHO IN AMERICAN ART 1936-66; NY Times, 11-17-1966 (obituary).PROVENANCE: Private Middle Tennessee collection.
Condition
Overall good condition; even toning to sight area, adhered to backing at upper corners.
- Provenance
Private Middle Tennessee collection.
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