Description:
Betty Bierne Parsons (American, 1900-1982)
Summer Snow, 1978
Signed "Bett..." in pen on the reverse.
Painted wood and metal assemblage, 32 x 24 in. (81.3 x 61.0 cm),unframed.
Condition: Minor surface grime.
Provenance: Purchased from Kornblee Gallery, New York; through the family of the collector.
Literature: Lichtenstein, Grace. "Betty Parsons: Still Trying to Find the Creative World in Everything." ARTNews, Vol. 78, No. 3, March 1979, pg. 54 (illustrated); Stevens, Mark. Arts [Review]. Newsweek. November 13, 1978; Volume XCII, No. 20, pg. 105 (illustrated).
Exhibition: "Betty Parsons: October 14-November 11, 1978." Kornblee Gallery and Truman Gallery, New York.
N.B. A copy of the original invoice accompanies the lot.
Estimate $2,000-2,500