05-15-200905-16-2009
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2459Boston
May 15, 2009 04:00 PMCalender
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Franklin Robbins (American, b. 1917) Orchestra

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$1,659$1,400
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2459Location: BostonDate / Time: May 15, 2009 4:00PM

Description:

Franklin Robbins (American, b. 1917)

Orchestra
Signed and dated "Robbins '54" l.r., identified on a label from the Whitney Museum
of American Art, New York, on the reverse.
Oil with gold and aluminum leaf on canvas, 27 x 56 in. (68.6 x 142.2 cm),framed.
Condition: Tear in the l.l. quadrant with resulting paint loss, surface grime.

Exhibitions: Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting, Whitney Museum of Art, November 9, 1955-January 8, 1956, (exh. no. 125).
Estimate $800-1,200

Tear measures approx. 1 1/2"L, subtle canvas deformation in the u.r. corner.

Keywords

Franklin Robbins, New York City, Whitney Museum, Whitney Museum of Art