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WORKS FROM THE SILVIE FLEMING COLLECTION
LEON POLK SMITH (1906-1996)
Constellation R
Details
LEON POLK SMITH (1906-1996)
Constellation R
(i) signed, title and dated 'LEON POLK SMITH CONSTELLATION R 1968' (on the reverse)
(ii) inscribed and dated 'R '68' (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas, in two parts
overall: 63 x 31 ½in. (160 x 80cm.)
Painted in 1968
Constellation R
(i) signed, title and dated 'LEON POLK SMITH CONSTELLATION R 1968' (on the reverse)
(ii) inscribed and dated 'R '68' (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas, in two parts
overall: 63 x 31 ½in. (160 x 80cm.)
Painted in 1968
Provenance
Estate of the artist.
Lisson Gallery, London.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2017.
Lisson Gallery, London.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2017.
Exhibited
Pittsburgh, Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute, 1970 Pittsburgh International Exhibition of Contemporary Art, 1970-1971, no. 201, p. 86 (with incorrect dimensions).
New York, Lisson Gallery, Leon Polk Smith, 2017, p. 24 (illustrated in colour, p. 25).
New York, Lisson Gallery, Leon Polk Smith, 2017, p. 24 (illustrated in colour, p. 25).
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