Lot 7
  • 7

Ad Reinhardt

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • Ad Reinhardt
  • Untitled
  • signed and dated 41; signed and inscribed on the reverse
  • gouache on paperboard
  • 10 1/2 by 13 1/2 in.
  • 26.7 by 34.3 cm.

Provenance

Barbara Mathes Gallery, New York 
Private Collection, New York

Condition

In good condition aside from overall cracquelure with associated loss: in the center of the composition is a small pencil-point size loss (along black line) and two tiny spots upper center approx. 3-in. fromupper edge. Slight horizontal scratch in black, approx. 1/2 inch in length center left. Pin-point size loss upper center at edge, approx. 5-inches from left edge. VERSO: attached to original mat window with paper tape along all sides. Inscription reads: '38 East 9th Street, NYC' (crossed out) and '30 Gansevoort St, NYC'. Inscription on mat reads: 'American Abstract Artists' and 'Reinhardt AAA'. Original mat window is cradled in another mat and framed behind glass. Image sight size: 7 7/8 by 10 3/4 in.
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