About the Object
This small Futurist-inspired oil sketch features bright, faceted planes of color that suggest panes of stained glass and capture the lights and excitement of Coney Island.
Additional Information
A study for Stella’s monumental Battle of Lights, Coney Island, Mardi Gras, 1913–14 in the Yale University Art Gallery Collection, trying to find the piece in the larger work is a fun and maddening experience. Stella also explored the amusement park in tondo form in Coney Island, 1914, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The Artist;
[Sid Deutsch Gallery, New York, NY];
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Janss, Sun Valley, ID, 1984-96;
[Richard York Gallery, New York, NY];
Charles K. Williams II Collection, Philadelphia, PA, December 20, 1996-2014;
[Menconi & Schoelkopf, New York, NY];
New York, NY. Richard York Gallery. The Italian Presence in American Art: 1860-1920. November 17-December 29, 1989, pp. 28, 31, 44, ill. p. 31, cat. no. 42.
New York, NY. Whitney Museum of American Art. Joseph Stella. April 22-October 9, 1994, pp. 53, 268, ill. p. 53, cat. no. 61.
Philadelphia, PA. Philadelphia Museum of Art. Adventures in Modern Art: The Charles K. Williams II Collection. July 12-September 13, 2009, pp. 274-277, 333, ill. p. 275.
Corpus Christi, TX. The Art Museum of South Texas. Masterpieces of American Modernism from the Vilcek Collection of American Art. September 13, 2018-January 6, 2019.
Richard York Gallery. An American Gallery vol. 6, 1990, np. cat. no. 22.
Richard York Gallery advertisement, Magazine Antiques, December 1989, p. 1227.
