As part of the Washington Color Painters group that exhibited together in 1965 at the Washington, D.C., Gallery of Modern Art, Thomas Downing is known for his manipulation of acrylic paint on unprimed canvases.
His primary concern was color, arranging seemingly simple geometric shapes, in order to create intriguing optical color contrasts. Circles, according to Downing, were one of the most effective geometric shapes to hold color.
The painting is from the estate of James Julius Killough III and was purchased from the artist by Killough in 1975, during the artist's tenure at the University of Houston.
Dimensions 11-1/4" x 15-1/4", framed 19-5/8" x 23-5/8"
Estimate $20,000-40,000
Sale price $20,000
This piece will be sold from a private collection, but it was previously held by Closson Galleries in Cincinnati, Ohio. It features a verso with mid-20th-century "Closson Galleries, Cincinnati" label, exhibition label, and inventory numbers. The painting will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonne on Edward Potthast being compiled by Mary Ran.
This painting is being sold by the estate of Margaret "Pat" Breen of Houston, Texas. It is signed in the lower center and features a handwritten title, date. A label stating "Meredith Long, Houston, Texas" with artist and title is en verso.
Dimensions 15-3/4" x 12-1/2", framed 21-3/4" x 18-1/2"
Estimate $50,000-80,000
Sale price Unsold
This painting is featured in Patrick Offenstadt's Jean Beraud, 1849-1935: The Belle Epoque, a Dream of Times Gone By, Catalogue Raisonne. It was sold by Sotheby's, New York, in 2004. It is signed lower left and there are remnants of old labels and Sotheby's stickers en verso.
This painting is being sold from a private collection. It was previously exhibited in Rodrigue's Louisiana by the New Orleans Museum of Art and in Rodrigue's Heartland by Rodrigue Studio. It was featured in George Rodrigue's Blue Dog Speaks, Sandra Choron and Harry Choron's Planet Dog, and Rick Bragg's New York Times article, "Art in America: An Artist and a Dog That Became a Cultural Icon."
This painting is being sold from a private collection but was previously auctioned by Christie's, New York. It is signed and localized "Paris" lower left, features an "F. G. Conzen/Dusseldorf" framer's label, is stenciled "519" and "ChF", and has several Christie's labels en verso. It is featured in Helen Rappaport's Queen Victoria: A Biographical Companion and Christopher Wood's Victorian Painters.
Dimensions 41-1/2" x 30-3/4", framed 50" x 40-1/2"
Estimate $300,000-500,000
Sale price Unsold
This painting is being sold from a private collection but was previously acquired from the artist by Germain Gauthier of Quebec and sold by Heffel Fine Art Auction in Vancouver. It is signed and dated lower right and titled and dated on "Montreal Museum of Fine Arts" loan/exhibition labels on stretchers.
As part of the Washington Color Painters group that exhibited together in 1965 at the Washington, D.C., Gallery of Modern Art, Thomas Downing is known for his manipulation of acrylic paint on unprimed canvases.
His primary concern was color, arranging seemingly simple geometric shapes, in order to create intriguing optical color contrasts. Circles, according to Downing, were one of the most effective geometric shapes to hold color.
The painting is from the estate of James Julius Killough III and was purchased from the artist by Killough in 1975, during the artist's tenure at the University of Houston.
Dimensions 11-1/4" x 15-1/4", framed 19-5/8" x 23-5/8"
Estimate $20,000-40,000
Sale price $20,000
This piece will be sold from a private collection, but it was previously held by Closson Galleries in Cincinnati, Ohio. It features a verso with mid-20th-century "Closson Galleries, Cincinnati" label, exhibition label, and inventory numbers. The painting will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonne on Edward Potthast being compiled by Mary Ran.
This painting is being sold by the estate of Margaret "Pat" Breen of Houston, Texas. It is signed in the lower center and features a handwritten title, date. A label stating "Meredith Long, Houston, Texas" with artist and title is en verso.
Dimensions 15-3/4" x 12-1/2", framed 21-3/4" x 18-1/2"
Estimate $50,000-80,000
Sale price Unsold
This painting is featured in Patrick Offenstadt's Jean Beraud, 1849-1935: The Belle Epoque, a Dream of Times Gone By, Catalogue Raisonne. It was sold by Sotheby's, New York, in 2004. It is signed lower left and there are remnants of old labels and Sotheby's stickers en verso.
This painting is being sold from a private collection. It was previously exhibited in Rodrigue's Louisiana by the New Orleans Museum of Art and in Rodrigue's Heartland by Rodrigue Studio. It was featured in George Rodrigue's Blue Dog Speaks, Sandra Choron and Harry Choron's Planet Dog, and Rick Bragg's New York Times article, "Art in America: An Artist and a Dog That Became a Cultural Icon."
This painting is being sold from a private collection but was previously auctioned by Christie's, New York. It is signed and localized "Paris" lower left, features an "F. G. Conzen/Dusseldorf" framer's label, is stenciled "519" and "ChF", and has several Christie's labels en verso. It is featured in Helen Rappaport's Queen Victoria: A Biographical Companion and Christopher Wood's Victorian Painters.
Dimensions 41-1/2" x 30-3/4", framed 50" x 40-1/2"
Estimate $300,000-500,000
Sale price Unsold
This painting is being sold from a private collection but was previously acquired from the artist by Germain Gauthier of Quebec and sold by Heffel Fine Art Auction in Vancouver. It is signed and dated lower right and titled and dated on "Montreal Museum of Fine Arts" loan/exhibition labels on stretchers.