Lot 169
  • 169

Jack Tworkov

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • Jack Tworkov
  • House of the Sun Sketch
  • signed; signed, titled and dated twice 53 on the reverse of the board
  • oil on paper laid down on board
  • 28 3/4 by 26 in.
  • 73 by 66 cm.
  • Executed in 1953.

Provenance

André Emmerich Gallery, New York
Mitchell-Innes & Nash, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Exhibited

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Jack Tworkov: Paintings, 1928-1982, January - April 1987, pl. 20, illustrated
Chestnut Hill, Boston College Museum of Art, Jack Tworkov, 1935-1982: An Abstract Expressionist Inventing Form, Feburary - May 1994, pg. 16, pl. 9, illustrated in color
Jack Tworkov: Paintings and Drawings, Mitchell-Innes & Nash, New York, NY, January - February, 2000, pl. 18, illustrated in color

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. There is light surface soiling. There is a 1/2 inch crease along the right edge 7 1/2 inches up from the bottom right corner. Otherwise, there are no apparent condition issues. Framed.
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Catalogue Note

The work is listed as (JT#028) and will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonne of paintings of Jack Tworkov currently being prepared by Jason Andrew.