Provenance:

The Artist.

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph deGolier, Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, c. 1923.

Mrs. Ralph deGolier, Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts.

The Downtown Gallery, New York, New York, 1966.

Edith Gregor Halpert, New York, New York.

Estate of the above.

Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, Sale of May 16, 1973, Lot 2.

Paul F. Stiga, New York, New York.

R. H. Love Galleries, Chicago, Illinois.

Acquired directly from the above, 2000.

Private Collection, Illinois.

Literature:

Kenneth Spritz, "Behind the Scenes: American Theatrical Design," American Art & Antiques 2, no. 2 (March/April 1979), p. 74, illustrated.

Andrea DiNoto, "Collecting Stage Design–Bargains Aplenty, Paul Stiga: Portrait of a Collector," Connoisseur 21, no. 950 (March 1991), p. 108, illustrated.

Ani Boyajian and Mark Rutkoski, Stuart Davis: A Catalogue Raisonné, Vol. 2, New Haven, 2007, p. 523, no. 1072, illustrated.

Lot Note:

The present lot is one of five stage and costume designs that Stuart Davis made for his friend, Ralph deGolier's play, The Puritans.