LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas

Measurements:

79.02 in. (200.70 cm.) (height) by 110.39 in. (280.40 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed twice and dated twice 'FRANZ KLINE '57' (on the reverse)

Exhibited:

Rome, Galleria d'Arte La Tartaruga, Franz Kline, November 1963, no. 44 (illustrated in color and on the cover). Houston, Menil Collection; New York, Whitney Museum of American Art and Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art, Franz Kline: Black & White 1950-1961, September 1994-June 1995, pp. 86 and 113, no. 43 (illustrated in color).

Literature:

C. Christov-Bakargiev, Franz Kline 1910-1962, Milan, 2004, pp. 74, 354, 356 and 393 (illustrated in color).

Provenance:

Collection of the artist. Robert and Adriana Mnuchin, New York. David Geffen, Los Angeles. C&M Arts, New York. Acquired from the above by the present owner.