Albert Laessle

Lot 54: Albert Laessle (1877-1954)

Name: Albert Laessle (1877-1954)
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 122e36dfca

Est: $20,000 USD - $30,000 USDSold:

Christie'sNew York, NY, USDecember 05, 2013

Item Overview

Description

Albert Laessle (1877-1954) >'Chanticleer' <br>inscribed 'ALBERT-LAESSLE 1912 PHILA' (on the base)--inscribed 'ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N-Y-' (along the base) >bronze with brown patina <br>18Â¼ in. (46.4 cm.) high on a 2Â¼ in. (5.7 cm.) marble base

Artist or Maker

Albert Laessle

Literature

"Reviews and Notices," The International Studio, vol. 49, 1913, pp. 251, 255, another example illustrated. >J.E.D. Trask, J.N. Laurvik, Catalogue De Luxe of the Department of Fine Arts, Panama-Pacific International Exposition, exhibition catalogue, vol. 2, San Francisco, California, 1915, p. 440, no. 2508, another example referenced. >W. Craven, Sculpture in America, Newark, New Jersey, 1968, p. 544. R.M. Peck, "Albert Laessle, American 'Animalier,'" American Art Review, vol. 3, January-February 1976, pp. 76, 78-79, 84, another example illustrated. >J. Conner, J. Rosenkranz, Rediscoveries in American Sculpture, Studio Works 1893-1939, Austin, Texas, 1989, p. 107, another example illustrated. >T. Armstrong, An American Odyssey: The Warner Collection of American Fine and Decorative Arts, New York, 2001, p. 147, illustrated.

Provenance

The artist. >Private collection, Clearwater, Florida, by descent.
Gesner Fine Art, Largo, Florida, acquired from the above. >[With]Richard York Gallery, New York.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1996.

Auction Details

American Art

Christie's

December 05, 2013, 12:00 AM EST

502 Park Avenue at 59th Street, New York, NY, 10022, US

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