Sale 1413
New York
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29 September 2004
Price realised
USD 26,290
Estimate
David Burliuk (1882-1967) Tea Time signed and dated twice 'Burliuk 1946, 1947' (lower center) oil on canvas 15 x 17 7/8 in. (38.1 x 45.4 cm.) Painted in 1946-1947
Provenance
G. Morris Haft, New York. Anon. sale, Sotheby's, New York, 17 December 1990, lot 366. Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
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Pre-Lot Text
Property of a Private East Coast Collector
Ahead of an online sale that honours their close bond, Meredith Etherington-Smith traces the roots of a 40-year collaboration
The artist tells us about his meticulous recreation of a child’s toy in a work that became an instant icon when it debuted at the Whitney Museum in New York in 2014