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Edvins Strautmanis
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description
- Edvins Strautmanis
- Kursa
- signed, titled and dated 1983 on the reverse
- acrylic on canvas
- 56 1/4 by 43 in. 143 by 109.2 cm.
- 114.8 by 111.8 cm.
- Executed in 1983.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. The surface is clean and fresh. There are some scattered areas of very light fine and stable craquelure in the heavily impastoed areas. Under ultraviolet light inspection there is no evidence of restoration. 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
"Edvins Strautmanis was an abstract painter known for his slashing, oversized calligraphic imagery who worked as often with brooms as with paintbrushes.
Mr. Strautmanis' art developed from the gestural, emotionally charged style of the Abstract Expressionists, and was especially influenced by the broad-stroked, beamlike compositions of Franz Kline. His skill with paint-laden brooms, applied to canvas on the floor, created brushwork of enormous, almost engulfing scale, whose intimations of violence were often softened by the artist's rich and complex sense of color."
- Edvins Strautmanis, Abstract Painter, 58, New York Times, August 8, 1992