- 105
Adolph Gottlieb
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description
- Adolph Gottlieb
- Calligraphy
- signed and dated 1970
- acrylic on paper
- 40 by 30 1/8 in. 101.6 by 76.5 cm.
Provenance
Marlborough Gallery, New York
Dunkelman Gallery, Toronto
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Dunkelman Gallery, Toronto
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
New York, Marlborough Gallery, Adolph Gottlieb: Works on Paper 1970, February - March 1971
Condition
This work is in fair condition overall. The sheet has discolored with age and is lightly soiled with scattered handing marks along the edges. There are a few drip accretions visible in the upper right and along the right side edge. Under close inspection, there are several light surface abrasions visible in the yellow painted area. Also under close inspection, there are several repaired tears to the sheet, which was stretched on its current stretcher by the artist, in the lower right and upper two corners. Further to this, a previous repair at the lower left edge has separated, and the bottom edge has separated from the paper, extending horizontally approximately 7 inches from the corner. Framed.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
"The later paintings are continuous with the field paintings but move from the monumental to the lyrical. The scale of the field does not diminish in the 70s, but the forms in the field are often smaller in relation to the whole than before. They convey an impression of mobility, as they flare and fade. Gottlieb's color was always varied and subtle apart from his black-and-red paintings, but it is freshly delicate in the late work."
Lawrence Alloway in Sanford Hirsch and Mary David MacNaughton, Eds., Adolph Gottlieb: A Retrospective, New York 1981, pp. 61-62