Adolph Gottlieb

Private Collection
Christie's, New York, November 3, 1978, lot 19
Private Collection, Italy
Barbara Mathes Gallery, New York
Private Collection, Pepper Pike
Sotheby's, New York, May 13, 2004, lot 109
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale

Paris, Galerie Neufville, Gottlieb, November - December 1960
Bergamo, Galleria Lorenzelli, Adolph Gottlieb, May 1970, illustrated
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Collects Modern Art, September - October 1980

This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of wear and handling along the edges. There is some light surface soiling around the edges creating a slight discoloration to the white background paint. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Framed.
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"In ’57 I came out with the first Burst painting... There was a different type of space than I had ever used and it was a further clarification of what I was trying to do. The thing that was interesting was that it was a return to a focal point, but it was a focal point with the kind of space that existed in traditional painting. Because this was like a solitary image or two images that were just floating in the canvas space. They had to hold the space and they also had to create all the movement – that took place within the rectangle." - Adolph Gottlieb, 1967