About the work

Carroll Sockwell was one of the most in-demand artists during the 1970s and 80s, participating in some 80 group shows and more than a dozen solo shows, exhibiting at the Whitney, the Brooklyn Museum, the Stadtische Galerie in Germany, the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, the Rice Museum, and other prestigious institutions. Sadly, his career was cut short when he ended his own life, while at that very time he was being celebrated at an extraordinarily well-received retrospective of his work.

This powerful work was executed when the artist was not yet 16 years old during his years studying with the seminal art therapist Elinor Ulman.

Please note that sale of this work will be limited to important collections and museums.

This work has been provisionally assigned number 00936 in the Sockwell Catalogue Raisonné (forthcoming).

Attributes	Value
Condition	Excellent Condition
Date	1980-2000
Type	Drawing, Washington Artists
Framing	Custom framed and matted using conservation materials
Medium	Crayon, Drawing on paper
Signing, Dating, and Titling	Signed, dated, and titled by the artist en verso

Medium:

Oil pastel on paper.

Date:

1986

Signature:

in pastel, within the work. Date written en recto lower center by seminal art therapist Elinor Ulman.

Framing:

Professionally float-framed in a solid maple frame with an oil & wax finish behind 99% UV-blocking conservation glass, lifted off the work with maple spacers, and with a strainer for stability. Framed with all strictly conservation-grade materials.

Condition:

Good condition consistent with age and materials. Paper is brittle with some tears on edges. Some losses to pastel. Defects do not detract.

Framed Size:

32 in. (h) x 26 in. (w) x 1 in. (d)

Sheet Size:

23 in. (h) x 18 in. (w)

Provenance:

Estate of the Artist | Collection of James F. Hilleary | Washington Color Gallery