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Willem De Kooning
Estimate
250,000 - 350,000 USD
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Description
- Willem de Kooning
- Untitled (Composition Red, Yellow, Blue)
- signed
- oil on card mounted on masonite
- 14 1/4 by 13 5/8 in. 36.2 by 34.6 cm.
- Executed in 1960.
Provenance
Paul Kantor Gallery, Beverly Hills
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Kantor, San Francisco
Sotheby's, New York, May 4, 1973, lot 157
Private Collection, New York
By descent to the present owner from the above
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Kantor, San Francisco
Sotheby's, New York, May 4, 1973, lot 157
Private Collection, New York
By descent to the present owner from the above
Exhibited
San Francisco Museum of Art, New Collectors, May 1964
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. There are a few scattered surface accretions which fluoresce dimly under ultraviolet light inspection, most noticeably a 3/4 inch liquid accretion located 3 1/2 inches from the top edge and 2 1/4 from the left edge. There are also scattered surface accretions which fluoresce brightly under ultraviolet light. Under ultraviolet light inspection there is no evidence of restoration. 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.
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
"I take a color, some arbitrary color I took from some place...and I mix the color for that, and then I find out that when I am through with getting the color the way I want it, I have six other colors in it, to get that color; and then I take those six colors, and I use them also with this color. It is probably like a composer does a variation on a certain theme." Willem de Kooning