George Segal (b. 1924)

Man Leaning on Car Door

Details

George Segal (b. 1924)
Man Leaning on Car Door
plaster, wood, glass and metal
Height: 96 in. (244 cm.)
Width: 50 in. (128.3 cm.)
Depth: 41 in. (104.1 cm.)
Executed in 1963

Provenance

The Green Gallery, New York.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Scull, New York.
Onnasch Galerie, Cologne.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1974.

Literature

P. Tuchman, George Segal, New York, 1983, p. 48.
S. Hunter, George Segal, Barcelona, 1989, no. 8 (illustrated in color).

Lot Essay

Segal rarely accepted commissions in the 1960s, but this portrait of Robert Scull is one of the few exceptions. Scull is depicted leaning against an open rear car door since Scull was particularly proud that he had recently acquired a car and driver.

This work is accompanied by a photograph of the work signed by the artist and dated 1973.