- 150
Lee Krasner
Estimate
400,000 - 600,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Lee Krasner
- Majuscule
- signed and dated '71; signed, titled and dated 1971 on the stretcher
oil on canvas
- 69 by 82 1/8 in. 175.3 by 208.6 cm.
Provenance
Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, Inc., New York
FMC Technologies Inc., Chicago
Sotheby's, New York, November 13, 2003, Lot 189
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
FMC Technologies Inc., Chicago
Sotheby's, New York, November 13, 2003, Lot 189
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
Exhibited
New York, Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, Inc., Lee Krasner: Recent Paintings, April - May 1973, cat. no. 4, p. 13, illustrated in color
Literature
Anon., New York Magazine, April 30, 1973, Vol. 4, p. 13, illustrated in color
Cindy Nemser, "A Conversation with Lee Krasner," Arts Magazine, April 1973, p. 47, illustrated in color
Cindy Nemser, Art Talk: Conversations with 12 Women Artists, New York, 1975, p. 111, illustrated
Cindy Nemser, "The Indomitable Lee Krasner," The Feminist Art Journal, Spring 1975, p. 9
Elsa Honig Fine, Women and Art, Montclair and London, 1978, fig. 9-20, p. 210, illustrated
Charlotte Streifer Rubinstein, American Women Artists, New York, 1982, p. 274
Exh. Cat., Houston, Museum of Fine Arts; New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Lee Krasner: A Retrospective, 1983, cat. no. 135, p. 138, illustrated in color
Mark Stevens, "The American Masters," Newsweek, January 2, 1984, p. 67
Stephen Polcari, "Lee Krasner and Abstract Expressionism," State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1988, p. 6
Stephen Polcari, Abstract Expressionism and the Modern Experience, Cambridge and New York, 1991, cat. no. 273, p. 337, illustrated
Ellen G. Landau, Lee Krasner: A Catalogue Raisonné, New York, 1995, cat. no. 539, p. 264, illustrated in color
Robert Hobbs, Lee Krasner, New York, 1999, no. 85, p. 175, illustrated in color
Cindy Nemser, "A Conversation with Lee Krasner," Arts Magazine, April 1973, p. 47, illustrated in color
Cindy Nemser, Art Talk: Conversations with 12 Women Artists, New York, 1975, p. 111, illustrated
Cindy Nemser, "The Indomitable Lee Krasner," The Feminist Art Journal, Spring 1975, p. 9
Elsa Honig Fine, Women and Art, Montclair and London, 1978, fig. 9-20, p. 210, illustrated
Charlotte Streifer Rubinstein, American Women Artists, New York, 1982, p. 274
Exh. Cat., Houston, Museum of Fine Arts; New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Lee Krasner: A Retrospective, 1983, cat. no. 135, p. 138, illustrated in color
Mark Stevens, "The American Masters," Newsweek, January 2, 1984, p. 67
Stephen Polcari, "Lee Krasner and Abstract Expressionism," State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1988, p. 6
Stephen Polcari, Abstract Expressionism and the Modern Experience, Cambridge and New York, 1991, cat. no. 273, p. 337, illustrated
Ellen G. Landau, Lee Krasner: A Catalogue Raisonné, New York, 1995, cat. no. 539, p. 264, illustrated in color
Robert Hobbs, Lee Krasner, New York, 1999, no. 85, p. 175, illustrated in color
Condition
Thank you for your interest in this lot. This painting is in good condition overall. Kindly refer to the department for a condition report prepared by of Amann + Estabrook Conservation Associates.
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
"These paintings have a strong sense of totality...They are the work of a person with a strong sense of confidence and quiet authority. [Krasner's] rhythm has slowed down and has a measured, more majestic quality. Martha Graham comes to mind. These are very stately, slow moving pictures." (Ellen G. Landau, Lee Krasner: A Catalogue Raisonné, New York, 1995, p. 264-265)