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March 8, 2021
Center for Art Law Benefit Auction Session I
Lot 14
  1. Joseph (Jósef) Hecht (1891-1951) - Seagulls
  1. Joseph (Jósef) Hecht (1891-1951) - Seagulls
Lot 14
Joseph Hecht
(Jósef Hecht)
Seagulls (c. 1950)
Medium
Engraving with color aquatint
Dimensions
15.625" x 12"
Signature
Signed lower right, Edition Edition of 200

Estimate: $300 - $500

Price Realized: $360
Includes buyer's premium

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This item was donated by Charles M. Young of Charles M. Young Fine Prints & Drawings LLC.



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Hecht’s Seagulls engraving captures the essence of the natural world. The foreground features two birds, seemingly peacefully floating in water. The birds appear to be in communication with one another. Are they remarking on the tranquility of the scene or discussing whatever it is that they are gazing at in the distance? Juxtaposed to the static floating birds, a third bird flies above, occupying the top of the composition. With its wings spread wide and beak pointed downward, the flying bird appears predatory. What initially presented itself as a peaceful, simple scene is complicated by the dynamic between the floating birds and the flying bird. The background may either be a muddled pond for the birds to float on or a clouded sky for the third bird to soar through. This duality removes any sense of vertical perspective. While the flying bird is theoretically the most powerful figure in the scene, Hecht’s deconstruction of the artistic plane and conventional perspective techniques depicts the three birds as equals. ~ Lucy Siegel, Student at Bowdoin College, Bachelor of Arts in Art History and Government and Legal Studies, Center for Art Law Summer 2020 Intern.
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