Contemporary Art Day Auction
Contemporary Art Day Auction
Franz Kline
Rocker
Auction Closed
May 13, 09:05 PM GMT
Estimate
300,000 - 500,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Franz Kline
1910 - 1962
Rocker
signed with the artist's monogram and dated 48 on the reverse
oil on Masonite
36 by 20 ½ in. 91.4 by 52.1 cm.
framed: 42 by 27 ¼ in. 106.7 by 69.2 cm.
Collection of William H. Lane, Boston (acquired directly from the artist circa 1953)
Collection of Saundra Lane, Boston (by descent from the above in 1995)
Babcock Galleries, New York
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Mel Frank (acquired from the above in 1999)
Thence by descent to the present owner in 2012
Collection of Saundra Lane, Boston (by descent from the above in 1995)
Babcock Galleries, New York
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Mel Frank (acquired from the above in 1999)
Thence by descent to the present owner in 2012
Exh. Cat., Cincinnati Art Museum (and traveling), The Vital Gesture: Franz Kline in Retrospect, 1985, pp. 81-83, illustrated in color
New York, Driscoll Babcock Galleries, This Is How We Do It, September - October 2012