UNTITLED (RED JACKET), DOUBLE-SIDED

Details

JAMES CASTLE (1899-1977)
UNTITLED (RED JACKET), DOUBLE-SIDED
thread, crayon and paper on repurposed Ranch-Way Feeds packaging
10 ¼ x 6 ½ in.

Provenance

The artist, Boise, Idaho
Agnes C. Wade, Boise, 1977, sister of the artist
Thence by descent in the family until 1996
James Castle Collection LP, Boise, 1996
Fred Giampietro, Branford, Connecticut, 1998
William Louis-Dreyfus, Mount Kisco, New York, 2009
Gifted from the above to The William Louis-Dreyfus Foundation, Mount Kisco, 2014

Exhibited

New York, New York Studio School, James Castle: People, Places & Things, 29 January-4 March 2018.

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Lot Essay

James Castle (1899-1977), born deaf and mute, learned to communicate and interact with the world around him via visual and tactile means. Untitled (Red Jacket) is an exemplary work by Castle. The repurposed Ranch-Way Feeds packaging not only is an ingenious use of material, but serves as a nod to his upbringing and surroundings on a farm. The simplistic and delicate shaping of the jacket's lapels and buttons, as well as the quick rendering of both pockets, create a clever representation of a familiar object.

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