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CLIVETTE, Merton (1868 – 1931). Four Works by “The Man in Black.” Comprising of: Confession of a Palmist. Chicago: Laird & Lee, 1908. Color pictorial boards (rubbed) over red cloth spine. Color frontispiece and illustrations by the author. 8vo. Fair. - - Café Cackle from Dumps to Delmonico’s. Chicago: Laird & Lee, (1909). Color pictorial boards over red cloth spine. Portrait frontispiece; over 100 sketches by the author. 8vo. Front hinge weak, else near fine. - - IT. Chicago: M.A. Donohue, 1905. Offset black-and-white wraps. 8vo. Fair. - - and another edition; New York: Published at the Sign of the Sphinx (1922). Pictorial red wraps bearing a silhouette portrait of the “man in black of Greenwich Village.” 8vo. Wraps chipped and weak. - - Sold together with a color postcard with artwork by Clivette on the recto. Although Clivette’s first career was on the stage – as a magician and shadowgraphist of some note in wild west shows and vaudeville – he retired from the theater and became a noted expressionist artist and helped define the ashcan school, haunting Greenwich Village locales and making an enviable reputation for himself as a painter (he had studied with Rodin in his formative years). While we have been able to locate institutional copies of these works, none have been traced on the open market or at auction since their publication.
Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.Merton Clivette Am., 1868-1931 Coastal Surf, c. 1927 Tempera on paper, framed Signed l.l., Denenberg Fine Arts label on verso
Barridoff GalleriesSIGNED Merton Clivette 1868-1931) American. Oil On Canvas Still Life LARGE. Frame Measure 49" x 35 3/4", Sight 42.5" x 29.5".
RB Fine ArtsCLIVETTE, Merton, (American, 1868-1931): Modernist Still Life of Roses in a Vase, O/C, 43'' x 30'', signed upper left, newer frame, 48'' x 35.5''.
Burchard Galleries IncMerton Clivette (1868-1931); Man with Cap & Pipe; Oil on Canvas signed vertically to left edge recto. Age related wear, small repair. Height 28 inches square (71 cm. square). NOTE: Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Eddie's Auction shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. 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. We do not carry out in-depth research of the sort carried out by professional historians and scholars, and any statements made by us orally or in writing about any lot concerning attribution to an artist, provenance, period, materials, origin, history, or dates represent an opinion of Eddie's Auction and are not to be relied on as a statement of fact. Such opinions serve for informative purposes only and do not constitute historic or academic scholarship on the works and do not aim to substitute or contradict any such scholarship.
Eddie's AuctionMerton Clivette oil painting of a young woman, possible a prostitute. Untitled c.1920s Oil on heavy artist's paper Measures 28.25" x 22.5" Unsigned.. Estate stamp verso. (see images). Unframed. About the artist: Merton Clivette, (American 1868-1931), was a very interesting character during his lifetime and his artworks were highly regarded in their day. They possess and looseness and freedom not normally seen in artists of this time period. His portraits of woman were often portraits of ladies of the night, as is likely the case with this portrait.
The Modern Art ExchangeMerton Clivette (American 1868-1931) Still Life with Jug and Bowl Signed Clivette l.r. Oil on canvas 18 x 22 in (45.7 x 55.9 cm)Property of Various Owners
Weschler'sMERTON CLIVETTE (1868-1931) O/C IMPRESSIONIST FLORAL STILL LIFE, IN NEWER CONTEMPORARY GILT FRAME. CANVAS MEASURES 35" X 32", FRAME MEASURES 41 1/2" X 39".
JMW Auction Gallerya figure looking out to sea, oil on paper, 29" x 22", signed lower left, plus a portrait of a man with a pipe, oil on canvas, 28" x 28", signed upper left, with vertical tear in canvas
Butterscotch Auction Gallery LLCBLACK OF GREENWICH VILLAGE. NEW YORK. Signed. with Invitation letter to the Art Mecca dating to 1919, measures: 4.5" x 7"
Westport AuctionLarge unframed oil on canvas shows a tabletop with shrimp or similar crustation next to an oyster shell with a jar & spoon beside. Signed lower left. SIZE: 36" h x 60". CONDITION: Very good. 9-23105
James D. JuliaGouache on paper, 22 5/8 x 28 3/8 in. (sheet), signed. Provenance: Estate of Merton Clivette; thence by descent in the family. For more information see Stair auction, December 4, 2010, lots 138 - 152.
StairGouache on paper, 22 5/8 x 28 3/8 in. 9sheet), unsigned. Provenance: Estate of Merton Clivette; thence by descent in the family. For more information see Stair auction, December 4, 2010, lots 138 - 152.
StairGouache on paper, 28 3/8 x 22 5/8 in. (sheet), signed. Provenance: Estate of Merton Clivette; thence by descent in the family. For more information see Stair auction, December 4, 2010, lots 138 - 152.
StairOil on paper, 28 1/2 x 22 1/2 in., unsigned. Provenance: Estate of Merton Clivette; thence by descent in the family. For more information see Stair auction, December 4, 2010, lots 138 - 152.
StairOil on paper, 28 1/4 x 22 1/2 in. Provenance: Estate of Merton Clivette; thence by descent in the family. For more information see Stair auction, December 4, 2010, lots 138 - 152.
StairOil on paper, 28 1/4 x 22 1/2 in., unsigned. Provenance: Estate of Merton Clivette; thence by descent in the family. For more information see Stair auction, December 4, 2010, lots 138 - 152.
StairOil on canvas (unstretched), 15 x 15 1/2 in., unsigned. Provenance: Estate of Merton Clivette; thence by descent in the family. For more information see Stair auction, December 4, 2010, lots 138 - 152.
StairOil on canvas (unstretched), 15 1/4 x 15 in. Provenance: Estate of Merton Clivette; thence by descent in the family. For more information see Stair auction, December 4, 2010, lots 138 - 152.
StairOil on canvas (unstretched), 15 x 15 in., unsigned. Provenance: Estate of Merton Clivette; thence by descent in the family. For more information see Stair auction, December 4, 2010, lots 138 - 152.
StairGouache on paper, 22 1/2 x 28 1/2 in. Provenance: Estate of Merton Clivette; thence by descent in the family.
StairGouache on paper, 22 1/2 x 28 1/2 in. (sheet), signed. Provenance: Estate of Merton Clivette; thence by descent in the family.
StairGouache on paper, 22 1/2 x 28 1/2 in., signed. Provenance: Estate of Merton Clivette; thence by descent in the family.
StairGouache on paper, 22 1/2 x 28 1/2 in. Provenance: Estate of Merton Clivette; thence by descent in the family.
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