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Jack Tworkov
Estimate
250,000 - 350,000 USD
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Description
- Jack Tworkov
- Nausica
- signed and dated 52 on the reverse
- oil on canvas
- 80 3/8 by 44 in. 204 by 111.7 cm.
Provenance
Estate of the Artist
Mitchell-Innes & Nash, New York
Mitchell-Innes & Nash, New York
Exhibited
New York, Charles Egan Gallery, Jack Tworkov, March 1952
Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute, The 1952 Pittsburgh International Exhibition of Contemporary Paintings, October - December 1952, cat. no. 281, illustrated
New York, The UBS Art Gallery, Jack Tworkov: Against Extremes, Five Decades of Painting, August - October 2009
Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute, The 1952 Pittsburgh International Exhibition of Contemporary Paintings, October - December 1952, cat. no. 281, illustrated
New York, The UBS Art Gallery, Jack Tworkov: Against Extremes, Five Decades of Painting, August - October 2009
Literature
James Fitzsimmons, "57th Street Review: Jack Tworkov at Egan Gallery," Art Digest, No. 26, March 15, 1952, p. 22
Exh. Cat., Black Mountain College, Jack Tworkov: Accident of Choice,The Artist at Black Mountain College 1952, n.p., illustrated in color
Exh. Cat., Black Mountain College, Jack Tworkov: Accident of Choice,The Artist at Black Mountain College 1952, n.p., illustrated in color
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. Please refer to the following condition report prepared by Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc.
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
"In all the newer paintings there is a lot of air and light. Widely spaced ribbons of color and sharp black lines swoosh and zigzag across areas of white, improving upon the figures of Nausica, Ulysses and the Sirens. There are anatomical details, but the eye must disentagle and reconnect them because Tworkov paints figures from several angles simultaneously, to create composite images and patterns of rhythmic movement. They are intriguingly elusive images--after all, Homer's sirens did not wear their hearts on their sleeves either." - James Fitzsimmons, "57th Street in Review: Jack Tworkov," Art Digest, 1952, p.22