Lot Essay
The present work is a study for Joseph Stella's The Port (The Harbor, The Battery), one of the five panels in The Voice of the City of New York Interpreted (1920-22, Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey).
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Brooklyn Bridge
Details
Joseph Stella (1877-1946)
Brooklyn Bridge
signed twice 'Joseph Stella' and 'Stella' (center left)
watercolor and pencil on paper
image, 13 ¼ x 8 ¼ in. (33.7 x 21 cm.); overall, 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm.)
Executed circa 1920.
Brooklyn Bridge
signed twice 'Joseph Stella' and 'Stella' (center left)
watercolor and pencil on paper
image, 13 ¼ x 8 ¼ in. (33.7 x 21 cm.); overall, 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm.)
Executed circa 1920.
Provenance
The artist.
Private collection, gift from the above.
Private collection, nephew of the above, by descent.
Sotheby's, New York, 24 May 2000, lot 184, sold by the above.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.
Private collection, gift from the above.
Private collection, nephew of the above, by descent.
Sotheby's, New York, 24 May 2000, lot 184, sold by the above.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.
Brought to you by
William Haydock
The present work is a study for Joseph Stella's The Port (The Harbor, The Battery), one of the five panels in The Voice of the City of New York Interpreted (1920-22, Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey).