LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas

Size Notes:

40 by 36 in.

Edition:

Executed in 1945.

Description:

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Markings:

signed ADOLPH GOTTLIEB (lower left)

Condition:

This work is in good condition overall. There is faint evidence of wear and handling at the edges and corners, including hairline cracking at the pull margins. Upon close inspection, there are stable hairline cracks scattered throughout. The work appears to have been lined. The colors are bright, fresh and clean. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, scattered small areas, primarily around the extreme edges, fluoresce darkly and appear to have benefited from retouching. Framed. Framed dimensions: 46 by 42 ? in. (116.8 by 107.6 cm.)

Literature:

"Adolph Gottlieb," Art International, Vol. XXIII/3-4, 1979, illustrated Janet Kutner, ed., “UT Exhibit Portrays Gottlieb’s Complexity,? The Dallas Morning News, February 16, 1982, p. C1, illustrated in color

Provenance:

Estate of the artist Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., New York Private Collection, Chicago Sotheby's New York, 15 May 2013, lot 128 Acquired from the above by the present owner