Pier and People

Artist David Levine (American, 1926 - 2009)

Date1962

Geographic OriginUnited States of America

MediumWatercolor on paperboard

DimensionsPaper (paperboard): H 8 3/4 x W 14 in. (H 22.2 x W 35.6 cm)
Mat: H 16 x W 20 in. (H 40.6 x W 50.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Robert M. Benjamin, 1979

Object number79.824

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Object NameWatercolor | Painting

Title Details

Published Title Pier and People

Remarks verso label

Inscriptionsrecto: l.r. graphite script "D. Levine 1962"; verso: u.l. graphite "325" "H" encircled "509 D/G"; l.l. graphite "L-668"; former backing cardboard in object file: red ink, handwritten "8150 Benjamin"; white chalk, handwritten "J WEST # 11/ [graphite script] Benjamin"Marks and Labels/Stampsverso: l.l. black ink stamp [graphic of eagle holding an olive branch]; c. white paper label, black ink "DAVIS GALLERIES Artist DAVID LEVINE / Title: PIER & PEOPLE / Size: 9 x 14 Med.: WATERCOLOR / # L-668 325 / 231 EAST 60 ST. / NEW YORK CITY"; c. white partial stamp "Suitable for / Pencil - ink /and / Water Color / EREBE / Quality / REG. U.S. PATENT OFFICE / 2 Sizes / 20 x 30 inches / and / 30 x 40 inches / ERWIN M. RIEBE CORP. / EXCLUSIVE MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS / OF / ARTIST'S & DRAUGHTSMEN'S REQUISITES / NEW YORK CITY"; Labels in object file: white small gummed label, red typewritten ink "BM / 63.120 / Levine"; white printed gummed label with typewritten information, black ink: [logo on left] "DAVIS GALLERIES / [graphic of eagle holding an olive branch] / 231 EAST 60 ST / NEW YORK CITY"; [center] "Artist: David Levine/ Title: Pier and People / Size 9 x 14 Med: Watercolor / # L 668"; white printed gummed label, black ink, script, italicized, with information handwritten, script, blue ink "Davis Galleries/ 231 East Sixtieth Street, New York City / Telephone, Plaza 3-5420/ Exhibition Review of Watercolors / Date Nov 12 Nov 30 1963/ Artist David Levine / Title Pier and People/ Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Benjamin"; blue gummed label, printed black ink with information handwritten in graphite and blue ink "22ND BIENNIAL INTERNATIONAL WATERCOLOR EXHIBITION - 1963/ 22 BIJENALNA MEDJUNARODNA IZLOZBA AKVARELA - 1963/ THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM, EASTERN PARKWAY, BROOKLYN 38, N. Y., U. S. A./ Artist (Umetnik; Konstnär) David Levine/ Title (Naslov) Pier and People Date (Datum) 1962/ Owner (Vlasnik; Ägare) [crossed out] MR. + MRS. ROBERT M. BENJAMIN/ Is work for sale yes [box, marking crossed out] no [box with check mark] Price [crossed out] / Da li je delo za prodaju da [box] ne [box] Cena u dolarima/ Är verket till salu ja [box] nej [box] Pris / Return work after exhibition to (Delo vratiti posle izlozbe; Returnera verket efter utställningen/ till):/ Davis Gall. 231 E 60 [entire line crossed through]/ NYC [crossed through]/ MR. + MRS. ROBERT M. BENJAMIN/ 45 EAST 82nd St. N. Y. / Please attach this label to the back of the matted or unmatted work. Work MUST ARRIVE / at the Brooklyn Museum BEFORE January 1, 1963. (Molimo da prilepite ovu stranicu pozadi / slike [dela]. [square bracket appears in original] Slika MORA STICI u Bruklinski muzej PRE 1. januara 1963. Var vänlig fäst den / här etiketten på baksidan av den monterade eller omonterade målningen. Verk måste vara / Brooklyn Museet tillhanda före den 1 januari, 1963.) [last sentence italicized]"ProvenanceMr. & Mrs. Robert M. Benjamin, New York, New YorkExhibition History"22nd Biennial International Watercolor Exhibition" The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, N.Y. 1963
"Review of Watercolors" Davis Galleries, New York, 11/12-30/1963

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