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Nov. 20, 2011
Geneva Mercer (American, 1889-1984)
Est: $800 - $1,200
Geneva Mercer (American, 1889-1984), "The Swing", 1916, bronze, cast signature and date on self-base, height 16 in become well known for paintings of urban street scenes of his historic neighborhood, vibrant still-lifes, modern industrial vistas of the Mississippi River and bayous of southern Louisiana. By the early 1980s, Gunning exhibited with Bienvil le Gallery and soon earned acclaim for his work. This idosyncratic still life depicts a tabletop filled with personal items including a pair of glasses, a jar of flowers from the garden, seashells, and a book matches. Easily identifiable autobiographical elements of the pen and jar of ink, which allude to his emerging artistic career, a goldfish bowl reflecting the windows of his studio, and to the right a view of his neighborhood.
Neal Auction Company
Nov. 21, 2010
An American Bronze of "The Swing", 1916, after
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
An American Bronze of "The Swing", 1916, after Geneva Mercer (American/Alabama, 1889-1984), cast signature and date at base, inscribed "Roman Bronze Works, N.Y." at edge of base, height 16 1/4 in., width 8 in., depth 7 in. Note: A precocious artistic talent, Mercer was awarded a scholarship to the Livingston Female Academy (now the University of West Alabama) at the age of 15 At a 1907 exhibition in Birmingham, Mercer's work caught the eye of the Italian sculptor Giuseppe Moretti (1859-1935), who was then working in Alabama. Moretti offered the young girl an apprenticeship in his studio, where she remained until his death. Mercer eventually began to work with the sculptor on large-scale commissions, including the Patrick O'Reilly and Mary Cahalan statues in Birmingham, and the sculptures for the façade of the Centro Gallego Club in Havana, Cuba. Though much of Mercer's work is enmeshed with that of her teacher, on her own she produced numerous Classically inspired works including the Flimp Fountain at the Montgomery Museum of Art and the Julia Tutwiler Memorial. Reference: Jordan. "Moretti's Assistant: Alabama's Own Geneva Mercer." Birmingham Weekly. March 24, 2005
Neal Auction Company

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