Lot 351
  • 351

Willem De Kooning

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Willem de Kooning
  • Untitled
  • signed, dated 1 of May  1968, and dedicated To Irving
  • charcoal on paper laid down on paper
  • 18 3/4 by 24 in.
  • 47.6 by 61 cm.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner

Condition

Overall the work is in excellent condition. The sheet undulated very slightly. The sheet is hinged to a mat along the top edge on the verso. The sheet shows a pale mat stain along its perimeter measuring less than 1 cm (visible primarily on the left and bottom edges of the sheet). In the center right of the composition there is a minor discoloration to the sheet. Framed and matted under glass.
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