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Fine and Decorative Art from the Estate of Arthur B. Kouwenhoven Jr., February 5th-24th. Kouwenhoven was an avid collector and supporter of working artists. He started his career with the legendary design firm Jansen Inc., NY where his client list included the Kennedy White House. Highlights from the auction include ‘Floating Pig’ by John Wesley, 5 works by Paul Cadmus, a Nakashima coffee table, Chinese jades and bronzes, Cartier and other gold boxes, 6 works by Mario Yrisarry, 25 works by Paul Stone, as well as many other works by Savannah artists. Everard Auctions and Appraisals amanda@everard.com
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John Wesley, Floating Pig, Acrylic on Canvas, 1967
Lot 132

John Wesley, Floating Pig, Acrylic on Canvas, 1967

Estimate: $60,000 - $80,000
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Property from the Estate of Arthur B. Kouwenhoven Jr., Savannah, GA

Description:

John Wesley (NY/CA, b. 1928) , Floating Pig, Acrylic on Canvas, 1967, signed, titled and dated 1967 on back of canvas, with label in upper right corner for the Whitney Museum of American Art, in a silvered shadowbox Julius Lowy frame. Frame size: 41 3/4 in. x 57 1/2 in. Provenance: Floating Pig was exhibited in the "1967 Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting at the Whitney Museum of America Art and is listed in the catalogue (#150 on page 13) of the exhibition. It was purchased from the artist via Arden K. Anderson, New York in November of 1969. Together with a bill of sale from Arden Anderson dated Nov. 7, 1969, a photocopy of the catalogue from the 1967 Whitney Annual Exhibition.

Wesley became prominent in the early sixties creating images of traditional emblems, historical figures, comic book personalities, animals, sexy women, athletes and showgirls into surreal daydreams. Wesley is known for his pastel palette, his use of painted 'frames' within his pictures, is early emblem paintings, his cartoon Bumstead paintings, and 'ultimately for his representations of an inner erotic voyage where we are both the voyager and the voyerur.' Using tracing paper and stock photographs, Wesley's colorful figurative style reflects the 'flat' world of comics and posters. (Source: AskArt).

Measurements: Height: of canvas 40 1/8 in. x Width: 55 7/8 in.

Condition:

Good condition, some foxing on back of canvas and minor and likely removable surface grime to lower central grey edging and several spots in pig.

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