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Adolph Gottlieb
Estimate
400,000 - 600,000 USD
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Description
- Adolph Gottlieb
- Scale
- signed, titled and dated 1964 on reverse
- oil on canvas
- 60 by 48 in. 152.4 by 121.9 cm.
Provenance
Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, New York
Sotheby's Parke-Bernet, New York, May 18, 1978, Lot 207
Private Collection, California
Marianne Friedman Gallery, Toronto (acquired in 1984)
Acquired by the present owner from the above circa 1990
Exhibited
Detroit, J.L. Hudson Gallery, Abstract Expressionism: A Continuing Tradition, November 1966, illustrated
Detroit, Gertrude Kasle Gallery, Adolph Gottlieb: Paintings and Sculpture, December 1970
Detroit, Gertrude Kasle Gallery, Adolph Gottlieb: Paintings and Sculpture, December 1970
Literature
Irving Sandler, The Triumph of American Painting: A History of Abstract Expressionism, New York, 1970, p. 200, illustrated
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. The surface has recently benefited from a recent topical cleaning by Amann + Estabrook Conservation. There is some evidence of wear at the edges and fine craqulure at the pull margins. There is a faint and unobtrusive 4 in. horizontal crease located 3 ½ in. from the top edge and 16 in. from the right edge. There are a few spots of pinpoint paintloss located approximately 2 ¼ in. from the left edge and 25 ½ in. from the bottom edge. There are a few isolated areas throughout which fluoresce under UV light located 12 ½ in. from the left edge and 23 ½ in. from the bottom edge; 1 ¼ in. from the left edge, 27 ¼ in. from the top; 13 ½ in. from the right edge and 24 in. from the bottom; and at 2 in. from the bottom edge and 9 ½ in. from the right edge. This work is framed.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Subjective imagery is the area which I have been exploring....I reject the outer world – the appearance of the natural world....The subconscious has been my guiding factor in all my work. I deal with the inner feeling. – Adolph Gottlieb in Gruen, The Party's Over Now, p. 258