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Robert Goodnough
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description
- Robert Goodnough
- Form in Motion
- signed
- oil on canvas
- Unstretched: 108 by 384 in.
- 274.3 by 975.4 cm
- Executed in 1967.
Provenance
Manufacturers Hanover Trust Bank, New York (acquired directly from the artist)
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Literature
John Bernard Myers, "What is a Subject? (Some notes on the paintings and milieu of Robert Goodnough.)," Art Journal, Vol. 36, No. 3 (Spring 1977), pp. 231-232, illustrated
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. It is currently unstretched. The surface is clean and there is no cracking in the paint. There are a few scattered scuffs and some soiling to the extreme edges, where the work was previously wrapped around the stretcher. The overlap has square holes at regular intervals from the previous stretching method. Unframed.
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
Executed in 1967, this monumental work was commissioned for the Manufacturers Hanover Trust office at the corner of Fifth Avenue at 57th Street in New York. It hung for many years in this prominent location frequented by many people in the 57th Street art community.
In the 1960s Goodnough was engaged in a search for the forms, space and colors which would satisfy his quest to arrive at a totally abstract composition. Form in Motion, one of the artist's largest and most celebrated works, is a superb example of this quest. Executed in a brilliant palette of reds and blues, the title evokes his search for carefully articulated and controlled forms which nonetheless evoke the joy of movement.
This work will be sold from the catalogue. Please contact the department to view the painting.
In the 1960s Goodnough was engaged in a search for the forms, space and colors which would satisfy his quest to arrive at a totally abstract composition. Form in Motion, one of the artist's largest and most celebrated works, is a superb example of this quest. Executed in a brilliant palette of reds and blues, the title evokes his search for carefully articulated and controlled forms which nonetheless evoke the joy of movement.
This work will be sold from the catalogue. Please contact the department to view the painting.