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Franz Kline
Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 USD
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Description
- Franz Kline
- Jackson
- signed with the artist's initials; signed and titled on the reverse
- oil and acrylic on paper
- 8 1/2 by 6 in. 21.6 by 15.2 cm.
- Executed in 1954.
Provenance
Leo Castelli Gallery, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Exhibited
Southampton, Parrish Art Museum, Drawing on the East End, 1940-1988, September - November 1988, p. 46, illustrated
Barcelona, Fundació Antoni Tàpies; London, Whitechapel Art Gallery; Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía; Saarbrücken, Saarland Museum, Franz Kline: Art and the Structure of Identity, March 1994 - February 1995, cat. no. 23, p. 82, illustrated in color
Barcelona, Fundació Antoni Tàpies; London, Whitechapel Art Gallery; Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía; Saarbrücken, Saarland Museum, Franz Kline: Art and the Structure of Identity, March 1994 - February 1995, cat. no. 23, p. 82, illustrated in color
Literature
Exh. Cat., Cincinnati Art Museum, The Vital Gesture: Franz Kline, 1985, p. 119
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of light wear and handling to the edges of the sheet, which is creased in spots. The edges are irregularly cut, which appears original to the artist's working method. The sheet is mounted verso to card, which is hinged verso intermittently to the matte. Framed under Plexiglas.
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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 1954, two years before Pollock's death, Kline had entitled a small oil on paper Jackson. More than homage to his friend, this was Kline's way of commemorating a specific event. (To be sure, through title, not image.) In September 1954 Kline was driving a Lincoln roadster in East Hampton and struck another car head on. No one was seriously hurt, but Pollock, riding with Kline, suffered a cut lip." B.H. Friedman, Jackson Pollock: Energy Made Visible, New York, 1972, p. 215