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A Singular Vision: The Collection of Thomas N. Armstrong III & Whitney “Bunty” Armstrong

John Opper

Iota

Session begins in

November 21, 03:00 PM GMT

Estimate

6,000 - 8,000 USD

Bid

5,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

A Singular Vision: The Collection of Thomas N. Armstrong III & Whitney “Bunty” Armstrong

John Opper

1908 - 1994


Iota

signed (lower right); signed, titled and dated 57 (on the reverse)

oil on canvas

62 by 56 in.

157.5 by 142.2 cm.

Executed in 1957.

Estate of the artist

Washburn Gallery, New York

Acquired from the above in September 2004 by the present owner

Michèle C. Cone, "John Opper," ARTnews, December 2003, illustrated

Tom Armstrong, A Singular Vision, Architecture, Art, Landscape, New York, 2011, pp. 69, 74 and 208, illustrated in color and p. 206 (text)

New York, Washburn Gallery, John Opper: 1950s Paintings & Works on Paper, September - October, 2003, p. 5, illustrated in color