The Collection of Allan Stone Volume III at Sotheby's
On 23 September 2011 Sotheby’s New York will present The Collection of Allan Stone Volume III. The sale of property from the renowned New York dealer follows two exceptionally successful auctions in May 2011. Just as in those sales, this offering is made up of outstanding examples by the key artists represented and collected by Mr. Stone; highlights include works by Willem de Kooning, John Chamberlain, Franz Kline, Joseph Cornell and, perhaps most importantly, Wayne Thiebaud.
Trained as a lawyer, but passionate about art, Mr. Stone opened his own gallery in 1960. He joined the ranks of influential New York dealers such as Leo Castelli and Sidney Janis, while blazing his own path with a unique selection of artists. Stone’s most significant partnership was with Wayne Thiebaud. In 1961, he launched the California painter’s career with his first show in New York and their bi-coastal friendship lasted for over four decades until Stone’s death in 2006. The works by Thiebaud to be offered in Volume III reflect the historic span of their relationship, offering works from the 1960s to the 1990s with examples from some of his most popular bodies of work – food paintings, street scenes, figurative work and landscapes.
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