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Gertrude Abercrombie — Hand and Tent
Gertrude Abercrombie

Hand and Tent

Gertrude Abercrombie's oil painting on Masonite titled Hand and Tent combines surrealist elements with her distinctive magical realist style. The work exemplifies Abercrombie's exploration of symbolic imagery and dreamlike composition.

Medium
oil on Masonite
Spotted At
Auction House · Sotheby's

🔨 Auction Lot

American Art

November 22, 2021

Estimate: $50,000 – $70,000

Lot 2

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Gertrude Abercrombie, Hand and Tent

Gertrude Abercrombie's oil painting on Masonite titled Hand and Tent combines surrealist elements with her distinctive magical realist style. The work exemplifies Abercrombie's exploration of symbolic imagery and dreamlike composition.

Medium
oil on Masonite
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Surrealism, Oil On Masonite, Mysterious, Tent, American, Mid-20th Century, Dreamlike, Whimsical, Hand, Figurative

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Collected by

Art Institute of Chicago