Lot 23

4058132: Eric Isenburger (New York, 1902-1994), Roar of the Wooden Horse, Oil on Canvas E8RDL

Estimate: $6,000 - $10,000

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Property from the Collection of Eleanor Sandy West, Ossabaw Island, Georgia Eric Isenburger (New York, 1902-1994), Roar of the Wooden Horse, Oil on Canvas, signed lower left, marked on the back of the stretcher 'Roar of the Wooden Horse, Eric Isenburger, 1947' and with a label marked 'Painting in the United States 1949, October 13-December 11, 1949, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, 13, PA, Painter: Isenburger, Eric, Title: The Roar of the Wooden Horse, Owner: Artist, Address: C/O Knoedler, 14 East 57th St., NY' and with another partial label with artist's name and title, in a giltwood frame. Frame size: 59 1/4 in. x 45 1/2 in. Exhibitions include: National Academy of Design, 1942, Art Institute of Chicago, 1942, 1945; Corcoran Institute, 1943-45, 1947 (third prize); Brooklyn Museum of Art, 1943 (solo); Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, 1944-53; Whitney Museum of American Art, 1944; Corcoran Gallery, 1945-61 (gold medal, 1949); Cincinnati Art Museum, 1945; "Art of Today," 1951, Metropolitan Museum of Art; Knoedler Gallery, New York City (8 solos). Isenburger's work is in the permanent collections of many museums including the Museum of Modern Art; Corcoran Gallery of Art; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art. (from AskArt)