JOHN GRAHAM (1881 1961) Still Life with Guitar

Sale 2696 - Lot 111

Price Realized: $ 9,375

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Estimate: $ 7,000 - $ 10,000

JOHN GRAHAM (1881 - 1961)
Still Life with Guitar.

Reverse painted oil on glass, circa 1928. 203x305 mm; 8x12 inches. Incised signature lower right.

Provenance
An American Place, New York.
Duncan Phillips, Washington, D.C.
Gift of the above to Laughlin and Jennifer Phillips, Washington, D.C., 1953.
Christie's, New York, November 28, 2012, lot 127.
Private collection, New York.

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John Graham's paintings on glass are extremely rare; only one other such work has been found at auction in the past 20 years. Both glass paintings, the present work and Still Life (1927), were painted at a turning point in Graham's personal and professional life. In 1927, Graham was granted United States citizenship, and his Blue Bay (1927) was purchased by Duncan Phillips (The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.). Perhaps this newfound security and critical praise gave the artist the freedom to experiment with new media.