Lot 16
  • 16

Morris Louis

Estimate
1,000,000 - 1,500,000 USD
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Description

  • Morris Louis
  • Alpha Upsilon
  • magna on canvas

  • 101 x 177 in. 257.8 x 449.6 cm.
  • Painted in 1960.

Provenance

Estate of Artist (ML 3-39)
Andre Emmerich Gallery, New York
Carter Burden, New York
Lawrence Rubin Gallery, New York
Knoedler & Company, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above in November 1979

Literature

Diane Upright, Morris Louis: The Complete Paintings, A Catalogue Raisonné, New York, 1985, cat. no. 384, p. 168, illustrated in color

Condition

This painting is in very good condition. Please contact the Contemporary Art Department at 212-606-7254 for a condition report prepared by Terrence Mahon. This work is framed in a natural wood thin strip frame.
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