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Gershon Iskowitz 1921 - 1988
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 CAD
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Description
- Gershon Iskowitz
- YELLOW PAINTING - E
- signed, titled, and dated on the reverse: ISKOWITZ 1983, "Yellow Paintng - E"; titled on a label on the stretcher
- oil on canvas
- 139.7 by 172.7 cm. 55 by 68 in.
Provenance
Gallery Moos, Toronto
Private Collection, Toronto
Condition
This painting is in pristine condition, with no problems to note.
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.
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
Throughout his long and accomplished career, Iskowitz created an idiosyncratic vocabulary of colour and form. Layers of mottled forms at full chromatic density vibrate against one another to create a portrait of the landscape that is unique among Canadian abstract painters.
Yellow Painting E, painted in 1980, demonstrates the apex of Iskowitz's trajectory away from landscapes and towards pure abstraction. The hues are electric and the composition is assured as he perfects the inventive patterns of pure colour.