May 20, 2026 11:00 EST
Important Fine Art
88
David Diao
Chinese/American, b. 1943
Barr Talk II, 1989
Signed, titled and dated on the verso
Vinyl and fixed transfer chalk on canvas
78 x 56 inches (198.1 x 142.2cm)
Provenance:
Galerie Claire Burrus, Paris
Exhibited:
Paris, Claire Burrus Gallery; ‘s–Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands, Museum voor Hedendaagse Kunst Het Kruithuis, 21 January - 11 March, 1990; Oostende, Belgium, Provinciaal Museum voor Moderne Kunst, 18 May - 2 July, 1990.
Another unique version of this work titled Barr Talk is in the permanent collection of Tang Museum, Saratoga Springs, NY.
Framed 79 x 57 inches
Sold for $19,200
Estimated at $30,000 - $50,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
Chinese/American, b. 1943
Barr Talk II, 1989
Signed, titled and dated on the verso
Vinyl and fixed transfer chalk on canvas
78 x 56 inches (198.1 x 142.2cm)
Provenance:
Galerie Claire Burrus, Paris
Exhibited:
Paris, Claire Burrus Gallery; ‘s–Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands, Museum voor Hedendaagse Kunst Het Kruithuis, 21 January - 11 March, 1990; Oostende, Belgium, Provinciaal Museum voor Moderne Kunst, 18 May - 2 July, 1990.
Another unique version of this work titled Barr Talk is in the permanent collection of Tang Museum, Saratoga Springs, NY.
Framed 79 x 57 inches
Overall in excellent condition. The surface is clean and smooth. The canvas is stretched well. The fixed transfer chalk medium is stable and does not fade off of the surface with light rubbing.
Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact and our Organization shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Please contact the specialist department to request further information or additional images that may be available.
Auction: Important Fine Art, May 20, 2026
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Auction of Important Fine Art on May 20, 2026 Tops $3 Million
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Scott Kahn's 1983 Point House Entrance Achieves $267,200
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Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture Spanning the Mid-19th through 20th Centuries
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Consignments Are Currently Being Accepted for Future Auctions
NEW YORK, NY -- Doyle's auction of Important Fine Art on May 20, 2026 saw international bidding drive strong results for works spanning the mid-19th through 20th centuries.
Highlighting the sale was Scott Kahn’s 1983 dreamlike landscape, Point House Entrance, from a Maryland Collector, which flew past its estimate of $100,000-150,000 to achieve an impressive $267,200. Kahn (b. 1946) studied Fine Art at the University of Pennsylvania, followed by New York’s Art Students League under Theodoros Stamos, and later, Rutgers University. His enigmatic landscapes blend realism with subtle surrealism, employing precise geometry and carefully calibrated color and spatial relationships to create an illusory sense of depth.
Determined bidders from around the globe drove Home by Zarina Hashmi far over its $50,000-70,000 estimate to realize $114,800. Property from the Estate of Susann Kelly Kurz, the 1981 work in cast paper was acquired by Kurz in the early 1980s. Indian-born Hashmi (1937-2020) created minimalist works on paper that explored themes of home, memory and displacement, shaped by her experience of migration following the Partition of India and her life across multiple countries as the wife of an Indian diplomat. (Read More about Zarina Hashmi)
The auction also delivered outstanding results for works by Ivan Fedorovich Choultsé, Jean Dufy, Auguste Herbin, George Hitchcock, Moise Kisling, André Lhote and Le Pho. among many others.
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