Bill Traylor Work Auctioned for $507,000 at Christie’s
Bill Traylor (Circa 1853-1949), Man on White, Woman on Red / Man with Black Dog (double-sided), 1939-1942. Tempera and graphite on repurposed paper, 18⅞ x 24 in (48 x 61 cm). Sold for $507,000 on January 17, 2020. Courtesy Christie's.
An artwork by American artist Bill Traylor (circa 1853-1949) sold for a record $507,000 at Christie’s on January 17, far exceeding the estimated $200,000–$400,000. Sold to a private collector, the work, titled Man on White, Woman on Red, comes with star-studded provenance: it was a gift from Steven Spielberg to Alice Walker at the conclusion of filming The Color Purple, the film adaptation of Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name. Both auction house and consignor received a surprise when the work was unframed at Christie’s, revealing it to be double-sided. It had not been unframed since the mid-1980s when it was handled by gallery Hirschl & Adler. The back side revealed an equally powerful image in the Traylor canon, a large dog. The remarkable rediscovery firmly establishes this work in the top tier of Traylor's output for both rarity and exceptional imagery.
The reverse side of the painting featuring the picture Man with Black Dog (double-sided), 1939-1942. Tempera and graphite on repurposed paper. 18⅞ x 24 in (48 x 61 cm). Estimate: $200,000-400,000. Property from the Collection of Alice Walker, offered in the Outsider Art sale at Christie’s New York on January 17, 2020. Courtesy Christie's.
Bethlem Museum of the Mind and Bethlem Gallery, Kent, UK
Elise Pacquette, courtesy Bethlem Museum of the Mind
until April 25, 2020
Bethlem Museum of the Mind and Bethlem Gallery present "The Four Ages of Woman" and "Transitions", two exhibitions exploring historical and contemporary artistic perspectives on women and mental health, from the nineteenth century to the present day.
"The Four Ages of Woman" at Bethlem Museum of the Mind presents diverse representations of women’s mental health and life experiences across childhood, youth, middle age and old age. The exhibition includes over 30 works by 19 artists including Madge Gill, Anna Kavan, Bibi Herrera, Imma Maddox and Cynthia Pell, selected from the Museum’s extensive collection, and key works on loan.
Bethlem Gallery / Bethlem Museum of the Mind
Bethlem Royal Hospital, Monks Orchard Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 3BX, UK
www.bethlemgallery.com
Steven Sachs at Koelsch Gallery, Houston, TX
Steven Sachs, courtesy Koelsch Gallery
February 1–29, 2020
Koelsch Gallery presents “dare devils”, a whimsical exhibition of painting, sculpture, and assemblage by Houston-based artist Steven Sachs. Works will be available for sale during on February 1 from 4.00–6.30 pm. An anonymous collector will purchase the remaining art and lottery tickets will be sold from February 1–29. The drawing will take place March 1 along with an artist talk. Winners of the drawn tickets will be able to select art that the anonymous collector has purchased, with a percentage of proceeds going to charities.
Koelsch Gallery
1020 Peden Street, Houston, Texas 77006
koelschgallery.com
Gaston Dufour (Gaston Duf) in Lausanne
Gaston Duf
until February 23, 2020
Lausanne Museum of Zoology and Lucienne Peiry invite viewers to the exhibition “Ferocious Rhinoceros?”, dedicated to French artist Gaston Dufour ("Gaston Duf", 1920–1966).
Musée Cantonal de Zoologie
Place de la Riponne 6, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland
www.zoologie.vd.ch
La Galerie Les Yeux Fertiles, Paris
Ody Saban, courtesy the artist
January 24 – February 22, 2020
“Explorations” at La Galerie Les Yeux Fertiles features work by Pierre Bettencourt, Dado, Erro, Ljuba, H. Michaux, Josette Rispal, Ody Saban, Yoshiko and Paul-Émile Victor.
La Galerie Les Yeux Fertiles
27 rue de Seine 75006 Paris, France
galerie-lesyeuxfertiles.com
Raw Vision 104 is a special memorial issue for Roger Cardinal (1940–2019).
Other features include the recent discovery of Gerry Dalton's environment in London, technicolour works by Geraldo Gonzalez, the two sides of Carlo Zinelli’s graphic artwork, an artist's view of James Castle's home, William Thomas Thompson's latest work, and lots more!
