George Tooker

George Tooker, American (1920 - 2011) Un Ballo en Maschera 1983 Color Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 180/250 22 in. x 30 in. (55.88 cm x 76.2 cm) Auction Location: 47-15 36th Street, Long Island City, New York, 11101, United States Previewing Details: Lots are available to be previewed at our Long Island City, New York location by appointment up until the day of the sale. Please call to make arrangements. 1-800-888-1063 Taxes: NYST (8.875%) Buyer's Premiums: From (Incl.) To (Excl.) Premium 0.00 Infinite 20% Shipping Details: No Info Available Payment Details: No Info Available Accepted Payment Methods: VISA Master Card AMEX Discover PayPal See Payment Details Rogallery.com Live Auctions Buyer’’’’s Terms & Conditions: Buyers must accept the following Terms & Conditions to participate in Rogallery.com Live Auctions. 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Lot 95 GEORGE TOOKER (american 1920-2011) "METROPOLITAN OPERA" Pencil signed and numbered 240/250 bottom left; Metropolitan Opera, New York, publisher, and with their MET blindstamp. Color lithograph on wove paper. sheet: 22 1/4 x 29 7/8 in. (56.5 x 75.8cm) Unframed Estimate $1,000-1,500 Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid, prior to placing a bid. All transactions are governed by Freeman's Conditions of Sale.

GEORGE TOOKER The Mirror. Lithograph printed in black and light tan on Arches Cover White wove paper, 1978. 510x410 mm; 20 1/8x16 1/8 inches, full margins. Signed and numbered 10/125 in pencil, lower margin. Published by Editions Press, San Francisco. A very good impression. The artist's first lithograph, based on the same-titled painting from 1962. Garver 4. Estimate $1,200-1,800

George Tooker (American, 1920-2011) Un Ballo in Maschero, from Metropolitan Opera Fine Art Portfolio II (G. 7), 1983 Lithograph in colors on wove paper, signed in pencil and numbered 'AP 12/25' (aside from the edition of 250 and the deluxe edition of 25 in Roman numerals), with the blindstamps of the publishers, Metropolitan Opera Association and Circle Fine Art, New York, printed by American Atelier, New York, the full sheet, framed. sheet 22 x 30in

LOT 51 PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED EAST COAST COLLECTION GEORGE TOOKER 1920-2011 GARDEN WALL signed Tooker, l.r. egg tempera on panel 150,000—250,000 USD measurements measurements 15 1/4 by 23 1/4 in. alternate measurements (38.7 by 59 cm) signed Tooker, l.r. egg tempera on panel Painted in 1990. PROVENANCE Marisa Del Re Gallery, New YorkAcquired by the present owners from the above, 1991 EXHIBITED New York, Marisa Del Re Gallery, Tooker's Women,October-December 1992 LITERATURE AND REFERENCES Thomas H. Garver, George Tooker, San Francisco, California,1992, p. 117, illustrated CATALOGUE NOTE George Tooker recognized that he wanted to be an artist at ayoung age and, while his parents were supportive, they insistedthat he pursue a formal university education. In 1938, aftergraduating from Phillips Academy prep school in Andover,Massachusetts, Tooker enrolled at Harvard, where he studied Englishliterature and spent many hours at the Fogg Art Museum. Aftergraduating from Harvard, Tooker began studying under Reginald Marshat the Arts Student League in New York City. With Marsh, and lateralongside Paul Cadmus, Tooker worked to refine his technique withegg tempera, a medium that was particularly well-suited to thehighly-detailed, hyper-realistic paintings that would eventuallyearn him the moniker "magical realist." When asked about thedifficulty of painting in the medium, he responded, "Tempera isn'thard at all. It's a very easy, plodding medium. It's slow, andsince I'm slow in knowing just what I want to do, it suits mewell." (Thomas Garver, George Tooker ,1992, p. 8).Tooker traditionally painted between two and four pictures peryear, but Garden Wall was his only composition in 1990. Ofthis enigmatic painting, Thomas Garver wrote, "There is warmth offeeling between the figures in Garden Wall that is more akinto siblings then lovers... The two males are receiving instructionfrom the woman,... but all the figures focus their eyes in thedistance and the lesson that is being taught is passing wordlesslybut respectfully between them" (George Tooker , 1992, p.117). George Tooker recognized that he wanted to be an artist at ayoung age and, while his parents were supportive, they insistedthat he pursue a formal university education. In 1938, aftergraduating from Phillips Academy prep school in Andover,Massachusetts, Tooker enrolled at Harvard, where he studied Englishliterature and spent many hours at the Fogg Art Museum. Aftergraduating from Harvard, Tooker began studying under Reginald Marshat the Arts Student League in New York City. With Marsh, and lateralongside Paul Cadmus, Tooker worked to refine his technique withegg tempera, a medium that was particularly well-suited to thehighly-detailed, hyper-realistic paintings that would eventuallyearn him the moniker "magical realist." When asked about thedifficulty of painting in the medium, he responded, "Tempera isn'thard at all. It's a very easy, plodding medium. It's slow, andsince I'm slow in knowing just what I want to do, it suits mewell." (Thomas Garver, George Tooker ,1992, p. 8).Tooker traditionally painted between two and four pictures peryear, but Garden Wall was his only composition in 1990. Ofthis enigmatic painting, Thomas Garver wrote, "There is warmth offeeling between the figures in Garden Wall that is more akinto siblings then lovers... The two males are receiving instructionfrom the woman,... but all the figures focus their eyes in thedistance and the lesson that is being taught is passing wordlesslybut respectfully between them" (George Tooker , 1992, p.117).