Lot 159
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Adolph Gottlieb

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description

  • Adolph Gottlieb
  • Orange and Lavender
  • signed, dated 1970 and numbered 72
  • acrylic on paper laid on canvas

  • 40 by 30 1/8 in. 101.6 by 76.5 cm.

Provenance

Mrs. Albert D. Lasker, New York
Christie's, New York, November 19, 1992, lot 303
Arij Gasiunasen Fine Art, Inc., Palm Beach
Acquired by the present owner from the above in December 1993

Exhibited

New York, Marlborough Gallery, Adolph Gottlieb: Works on Paper 1970, February - March 1971, illustrated in color
Madison, Elvehjem Museum of Art, Modern Masters from the Collection of Mrs. Albert Lasker, March - April 1983

Condition

This work is in good condition overall. There is evidence of handling and wear and light abrasions at the corners. Under ultraviolet light inspection, there is evidence of inpainting at the top two corners and in places around the edges. There is an expertly repaired irregularly shaped tear, approximately 5 inches in length, beginning 8 inches from the bottom and 12 3/4 inches from the right edge. Framed.
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