$375,000
Florine Stettheimer (American, 1871-1944) Floral Still Life Monogrammed "FS" l. r., identified on labels from Richard L. Feigen & Co., New York, and the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, affixed to the frame backing. Oil on canvas, 25 3/8 x 25 3/8 in. (64.5 x 64.5 cm), framed. Condition: Lined, new stretcher, retouch, scattered areas of craquelure. Provenance: A Rhode Island estate. Exhibitions: 1900 to Now, Modern Art from Rhode Island Collections, Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island, January 22-May 1, 1988, illustrated p. 63 of exhibition catalog. N.B. Florine Stettheimer is an artist's artist, a painter, designer, and poet. Born in Rochester, New York, into a wealthy, intellectual German banking family, Florine spent her childhood in Europe. She studied at the Art Students League of New York from 1892 to 1895, then returned to Europe where she lived with her mother, Rosetta, and two sisters (Caroline and Henrietta) until the outbreak of World War I in 1914. Financially independent, Florine Stettheimer did not need to sell her works. While she exhibited periodically at the Society of Independent Artists and the Whitney, she had only one one-woman show during her lifetime. This was held in 1916 at Knoedler & Co., and featured high-keyed works inspired by Matisse. None of the twelve works in the show sold, and she chose not to go this route again. She had no taste for publicity, and did not relish participat Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2016-01-22
