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Curated and Collected: 50 Years of Mendelson Gallery - Modern & Contemporary Art

Thu, May 15, 2025 02:00PM EDT
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A retrospective auction, including pieces from Steve Mendelson's personal collection and works by the artists that Mendelson Gallery showed over the last 50 years. Click on Auction Information to learn more about Steve and his gallery.
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Lot 58

David Lewis Ocean of Dreams 2003 Gouache on Paper

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Lewis, David (South African/American/Pittsburgh, 1922-2020), Carnival of Love at the Ocean of Dreams, 2003, gouache on brown paper, signed and dated lower right, also signed and titled on the back of the frame, 10 x 11 inches, floated in a wood frame 18.5 x 19.25 inches. Steve says: David Lewis was like a grandfather, father, a mentor and a friend to me. He held my hand under the table while I bid for the bordello/gallery where I now live and work. South African, but of British descent, he returned to England after serving against the Nazis on a submarine chaser. He left South Africa as a political dissenter, settled, starving, in St. Ives, where he picked potatoes to stay alive. He met Ben Nicholson and Barbara Hepworth. On a trip to Paris, he was introduced to Brancusi, who after spending time with David, handed him a stack of photos of his work and asked that he write about him. Through David I met Sir Terry Frost, Gino Lorcini, Robert Brandegee, Warren Mackenzie and Eric Atkinson, all of whom showed at the gallery. David's painted folk tales on brown paper bags are reminiscent of his childhood with the native people and animals. He was also a sculpture, a renowned architect, a city planner and a CMU professor. He died in 2020 at 98 years of age. In seemingly good condition, unexamined outside of the frame. Merchandise will be packed and transported by the purchaser at their own risk and expense. A list of recommended shippers is on our website: https://www.conceptgallery.com/auctions/shipping/ .

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