MARSDEN HARTLEY (1877-1943)
Manhattan Cocktail
Details
MARSDEN HARTLEY (1877-1943)
Manhattan Cocktail
signed 'Marsden Hartley' (lower right)
oil on board laid down on panel
20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.)
Painted circa 1916-17.
Manhattan Cocktail
signed 'Marsden Hartley' (lower right)
oil on board laid down on panel
20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.)
Painted circa 1916-17.
Provenance
The artist.
(Possibly) Sale: Anderson Galleries, New York, 17 May 1921, lot H-21A.
Hamilton Easter Field, New York, circa 1921.
Robert Laurent, by descent from the above, 1922.
Paul Laurent, by descent from the above, 1970.
Martin Diamond Fine Arts, Inc., New York, acquired from the above, 1983.
Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, Inc., New York, acquired from the above, 1983.
Tommy LiPuma, acquired from the above, circa 1983.
Vance Jordan Fine Art Inc., New York, by 1990.
The Jordan-Volpe Gallery, Inc., New York, by 1993.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.
(Possibly) Sale: Anderson Galleries, New York, 17 May 1921, lot H-21A.
Hamilton Easter Field, New York, circa 1921.
Robert Laurent, by descent from the above, 1922.
Paul Laurent, by descent from the above, 1970.
Martin Diamond Fine Arts, Inc., New York, acquired from the above, 1983.
Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, Inc., New York, acquired from the above, 1983.
Tommy LiPuma, acquired from the above, circa 1983.
Vance Jordan Fine Art Inc., New York, by 1990.
The Jordan-Volpe Gallery, Inc., New York, by 1993.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.
Literature
Archives of American Art, Elizabeth McCausland Files, box 14, folder 8, reel 1.
Antiques, vol. CXXXVII, June 5, 1980, p. 124.
E.L. Klein, “Marsden Hartley,” Arts, vol. 59, 1985, p. 44.
L. Salander, “On Kuhn and Hartley,” in Walt Kuhn: Landscapes, exhibition catalogue, New York, 1988, fig. 8, illustrated.
“The Winter Art Show,” American Heritage, vol. 43, no. 1, February-March 1992, p. 63, illustrated.
G. Bott, H. von Katharina, eds., Vice Versa: Deutsche Maler in Amerika Amerikanische Malet in Deutschland: 1813-1913, exhibition catalogue, Berlin, Germany, 1996, p. 171.
W.C. Agee, High Notes of American Modernism: Selections from the Tommy and Gill LiPuma Collection, exhibition catalogue, New York, 2002, p. 15.
B. Weber, The Heart of the Matter: The Still Lifes of Marsden Hartley, exhibition catalogue, New York, 2003, p. 33, fig. 24, illustrated.
Antiques, vol. CXXXVII, June 5, 1980, p. 124.
E.L. Klein, “Marsden Hartley,” Arts, vol. 59, 1985, p. 44.
L. Salander, “On Kuhn and Hartley,” in Walt Kuhn: Landscapes, exhibition catalogue, New York, 1988, fig. 8, illustrated.
“The Winter Art Show,” American Heritage, vol. 43, no. 1, February-March 1992, p. 63, illustrated.
G. Bott, H. von Katharina, eds., Vice Versa: Deutsche Maler in Amerika Amerikanische Malet in Deutschland: 1813-1913, exhibition catalogue, Berlin, Germany, 1996, p. 171.
W.C. Agee, High Notes of American Modernism: Selections from the Tommy and Gill LiPuma Collection, exhibition catalogue, New York, 2002, p. 15.
B. Weber, The Heart of the Matter: The Still Lifes of Marsden Hartley, exhibition catalogue, New York, 2003, p. 33, fig. 24, illustrated.
Exhibition
Ogunquit, Maine, Ogunquit Museum of Art, Initial Exhibition, July 25–September 7, 1953, no. 8, (as Manhattan).
Bloomington, Indiana, Indiana University Art Museum; Waterville, Maine, Colby College Museum of Art, The Collection of Robert and Mimi Laurent and the Field Foundation Collection, April-October 1965, no. 38, illustrated.
New York, Salander O’Reilly Galleries, Inc., Marsden Hartley (1877-1943): Paintings and Drawings, March 6-April 27, 1985, no. 6, illustrated.
New York, Salander O’Reilly Galleries, Inc., Marsden Hartley (1877-1943): Paintings and Drawings, January 8-February 27, 1988.
Bloomington, Indiana, Indiana University Art Museum; Waterville, Maine, Colby College Museum of Art, The Collection of Robert and Mimi Laurent and the Field Foundation Collection, April-October 1965, no. 38, illustrated.
New York, Salander O’Reilly Galleries, Inc., Marsden Hartley (1877-1943): Paintings and Drawings, March 6-April 27, 1985, no. 6, illustrated.
New York, Salander O’Reilly Galleries, Inc., Marsden Hartley (1877-1943): Paintings and Drawings, January 8-February 27, 1988.
Further details
This painting is included in The Marsden Hartley Legacy Project: Complete Paintings and Works on Paper, with Bates College Museum of Art, Lewiston, Maine. We are grateful for Gail R. Scott’s assistance with the cataloguing of this work.
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