John B. Lear - Portrait of an Acrobat

April 28, 2022

Vistas: American & European Art

Lot 282

John B. Lear

American (1910-2008)

Portrait of an Acrobat

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

16 x 12 x 7/8 inches

Signature

signed lower right

Estimate: $400 - $600

Price Realized: $4,500
Includes buyer's premium

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Frame Information: unframed
Provenance: Property from the Collection of Seymour Stein
Condition: overall in fair condition, some embrittlement with associated stress cracks and scattered flaking, areas of abrasions upper left corner, minor wear to extreme edges

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Seymour Stein

Legendary Sire Records co-founder, Seymour Stein, kick-started the era of punk and new wave music in the 1970s and ‘80s, by signing to the label such iconic artists as the Ramones, The Smiths, Talking Heads, Depeche Mode, Ice-T, and famously, in 1982, Madonna. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005.

Beginning in the early 1970s, while traveling as a young businessman throughout Europe, Stein developed an enthusiasm for early 20th-century art. Wherever he went, he sought out antique stores, art fairs, and major auction houses — ultimately forging a vast collection.

The Collecting Eye of Seymour Stein, Sotheby’s 2003 auction showcased Stein’s interest in Art Deco furniture and porcelain, metalwork and glassware, European Symbolist and Pre-Raphaelite paintings. Works from the distinguished collection were also included in Sotheby’s 2018, Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, auction.

Seymour Stein passed on April 2nd, 2023.