Lot 307
  • 307

Franz Kline

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description

  • Franz Kline
  • Untitled
  • signed
  • oil on paper
  • 14 3/4 by 19 3/4 in. 37.5 by 50.2 cm.
  • Executed in 1958-1959.

Provenance

Leo Castelli Gallery, New York
B.C. Holland Gallery, Chicago
Private Collection, Illinois
Sotheby's, New York, May 3, 1989, lot 126
Private Collection, Massachusetts 
The Pace Gallery, New York
Carol Christensen Fine Art, Sausalito
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Condition

This work is in good condition overall. There are scattered paint smudges that appear to be original and inherent to the artistÂ’s working method. The sheet has yellowed slightly with age, particularly towards the edges and there are some scattered creases on the sheet. There is a small, 1/2 inch stain along the bottom edge and impressions from hinges at the top corners. The sheet is hinged verso to the matte at the corners. Framed under glass.
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