Contemporary Art Day Auction

Contemporary Art Day Auction

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Property from the Crex Collection

Robert Ryman

Versions XII

Auction Closed

November 17, 06:59 PM GMT

Estimate

400,000 - 600,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property from the Crex Collection

Robert Ryman

1930 - 2019

Versions XII


signed; signed, titled and dated 91 on labels affixed to the reverse

oil and interference primer on fiberglass panel with wax paper and painted nails

18 3/4 by 17 in. 47.6 by 43.2 cm.


This work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné being organized by David Gray under number 1991.012.

The Pace Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1993
Christoph Schenker, "Robert Ryman: Versions," Kunstforum International 120 (992), 1992, p. 382
Clare Farrow, "Robert Ryman: A Sequence of Variations," Art and Design Magazine 8, nos. 11–12, 1993, p. 65,  illustrated in color
Hans Pietsch, "Das Fest der weissen Bilder," Art (Hamburg), February 1993, p. 85, illustrated in color (reversed orientation)
Rosanna Negrotti, "Pale Rider," What's On In London, 17 March 1993, p. 25, illustrated (reversed orientation)
Peter Yvon De Vries, "Reflecterende raadsels," HP/de Tijd (Netherlands), 26 March 1993, p. 61, illustrated
Claudine Humblet, The New American Abstraction, 1950–1970, Milan 2003, vol. 2, no. 156, p. 1315

Schaffhausen, Hallen für Neue Kunst; New York, The Pace Gallery, Robert Ryman: Versions, May 1992 - January 1993, p. 65, illustrated in color
London, Tate; Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía; New York, The Museum of Modern Art; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art;  Minneapolis, Walker Art Center, Robert Ryman, February 1993 - October 1994, p. 221, illustrated in color
Luxembourg, Casino Luxembourg, Main Stations, November 1995 - March 1996, p. 91
Zurich, Haus Konstruktiv, Richard Long, Robert Mangold, Robert Ryman, March - September 2004