Hell's Calendar #3
54 cms x 76.2 cms (21.25 ins x 30 ins)
Lot offered for sale by Cowley Abbott, Toronto at the auction event "Select Masterworks of Canadian & International Art" held on Wed, May 28, 2025.
Lot 48813
Lot 48813
Estimate: CAD $15,000 - $20,000
Realised: CAD $18,000
Realised: CAD $18,000
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Purchased from Dunkelman Gallery, Toronto, early 1970s
Private Collection, Toronto
Literature:
Donald Wall, ed., "Gene Davis", New York, 1975, page 27
Jacquelyn Days Serwer with essays by Douglas Davis and Donald Kuspit, "Gene Davis: A Memorial Exhibition", Washington, 1987, page 43
Notes:
Born in Washington, D.C., in 1920, Gene Davis worked as a sportswriter before his career as an artist began in 1949. Davis, a leading American artist of the twentieth century, contributed significantly to the Color Field and Post-Painterly Abstraction movements that reached prominence in the 1960s and the Washington Color School. Davis was never formally trained, which he viewed as a positive aspect that freed him from the traditional and limiting aspects of art schooling. Instead, Davis developed his artistic skills through the art institutions in Washington and regular visits to museums and galleries in New York. He also received guidance from friend, artist and curator Jacob Kainen.
Purchased from Dunkelman Gallery, Toronto, early 1970s
Private Collection, Toronto
Literature:
Donald Wall, ed., "Gene Davis", New York, 1975, page 27
Jacquelyn Days Serwer with essays by Douglas Davis and Donald Kuspit, "Gene Davis: A Memorial Exhibition", Washington, 1987, page 43
Notes:
Born in Washington, D.C., in 1920, Gene Davis worked as a sportswriter before his career as an artist began in 1949. Davis, a leading American artist of the twentieth century, contributed significantly to the Color Field and Post-Painterly Abstraction movements that reached prominence in the 1960s and the Washington Color School. Davis was never formally trained, which he viewed as a positive aspect that freed him from the traditional and limiting aspects of art schooling. Instead, Davis developed his artistic skills through the art institutions in Washington and regular visits to museums and galleries in New York. He also received guidance from friend, artist and curator Jacob Kainen.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Cowley Abbott auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Cowley Abbott auction house for permission to use.