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Zell Ingram, 1910-1971, untitled, Nude
Estimate:
$10,000 - $20,000
Sold
$7,500
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ARTIST
Ingram, Zell (1910-1971)
Description
Zell Ingram
1910-1971
untitled, Nude
1965
oil on canvas
44 x 34 inches
signed and dated
Provenance: private collection, Chicago, IL
Exhibited:
Afro-American Artists New York and Boston, 1970-71. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Black Artists: Two Generations, Newark Museum.
Illustrated: Afro-American Artists New York and Boston, unpaginated. This catalog accompanied the exhibition (at the Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists), curated by Edmund B. Gaither.
Black Artists: Two Generations, Newark Museum, May 13-September 6, 1971, unpaginated, entry #53; introduction by Samuel C. Miller, Director.
Seated Nude is a decorative painting without social commentary, faintly echoing Will Barnett's poster like approach in its linear simplicity, the shallow picture plane, the flattening of the figure, and the importance of pattern. (p. 69 We Shall Rise, African American Art in Cleveland 1920-1970, Helen Chaffee Biehle).
1910-1971
untitled, Nude
1965
oil on canvas
44 x 34 inches
signed and dated
Provenance: private collection, Chicago, IL
Exhibited:
Afro-American Artists New York and Boston, 1970-71. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Black Artists: Two Generations, Newark Museum.
Illustrated: Afro-American Artists New York and Boston, unpaginated. This catalog accompanied the exhibition (at the Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists), curated by Edmund B. Gaither.
Black Artists: Two Generations, Newark Museum, May 13-September 6, 1971, unpaginated, entry #53; introduction by Samuel C. Miller, Director.
Seated Nude is a decorative painting without social commentary, faintly echoing Will Barnett's poster like approach in its linear simplicity, the shallow picture plane, the flattening of the figure, and the importance of pattern. (p. 69 We Shall Rise, African American Art in Cleveland 1920-1970, Helen Chaffee Biehle).
