Lot 146
  • 146

Adolph Gottlieb

Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description

  • Adolph Gottlieb
  • Ancient Rite
  • signed; signed, titled and dated 1946 on the reverse
  • oil on canvas
  • 18 by 14 in. 45.7 by 35.6 cm.

Provenance

Kootz Gallery, New York
Doyle's, New York
Private Collection, New Jersey
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Exhibited

New York, Kootz Gallery, Adolph Gottlieb: New Paintings, January 1947
Paris, Galerie Maeght, Introduction à la Peinture Moderne Américaine, March - April 1947
Provincetown Art Association and Museum, The League at the Cape, August - September 1993, illustrated in color

Condition

This work is in good condition overall. There is evidence of light wear and handling as well as fine craquelure scattered throughout. There are some minor paint losses, the most notable of which is located 9 inches from the bottom edge and 2 ½ inches from the right edge. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Framed.
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