David Smith 8 6 58
1958
A tempera work on paper by David Smith created in 1958, bearing the date in its title. This piece represents the artist's exploration of drawing and compositional techniques on paper.
- Medium
- tempera on paper
- Location
- Sotheby's, New York, NY
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby'sView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Modern Day Auction
November 15, 2022
Estimate: $18,000 to $25,000
Lot 407
Artists in conversation
Franz Kline
American · b. 1910
Kline's bold monochromatic gestural works on paper share the same energetic post war experimental spirit seen in this Smith piece, with similarly forceful brushwork and raw compositional immediacy.
Willem de Kooning
American · b. 1904
De Kooning's gestural drawings and works on paper exhibit the same experimental boldness and energetic mark making that characterizes this Smith tempera piece, rooted in the same post war American abstract expressionist milieu.
Jack Tworkov
American · b. 1900
Tworkov created gestural monochromatic works on paper with a similarly bold and experimental energy, sharing the same post war American sensibility and sketchy improvisational quality visible in this Smith piece.
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