Lot 152A
  • 152A

William Baziotes

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description

  • William Baziotes
  • Autumn
  • signed; signed, titled and dated 1954 on the reverse
  • oil and black crayon on canvas
  • 18 by 14 1/8 in. 45.7 by 35.9 cm.

Provenance

Kootz Gallery, New York
Edward Wales Root, Clinton, New York
Phyllis Weil & Company, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 1980

Exhibited

New York, The Museum of Modern Art, New York Private Collections, Summer 1958

Condition

This work is in good condition overall. The canvas is unlined and the tacking edges are taped. There is light wear along the edges and at the corners of the canvas. There is a soft undulation to the canvas with buckling noted. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Framed.
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