Lot 52
  • 52

Robert Mangold

Estimate
700,000 - 900,000 USD
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Description

  • Robert Mangold
  • A Triangle Within Two Rectangles
  • signed, titled and dated 1977 on the reverse of each panel
  • acrylic on canvas, in two joined panels
  • overall: 50 x 85 1/2 in. 127 x 217.2 cm.

Provenance

Young/Hoffman Gallery, Chicago (acquired from the artist in 1977)
Dr. and Mrs. Paul Sternberg, Chicago
Annemarie Verna Galerie, Zurich (acquired in May 2000)
Private Collection (acquired from the above in June 2000)


Exhibited

Chicago, Young/Hoffman Gallery, Robert Mangold, 1977
Zurich, Annemarie Verna Galerie, Celebrating 20 Years of Neptunstrasse 42, March - July 2014

Literature

Exh. Cat., Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Robert Mangold: Paintings 1964-1982, 1982, cat. no. 363

Condition

This painting is in excellent condition. The work consists of two stretched canvases bolted together through the center. The ground layer and paint layer are sound and stable. Under very close inspection, there are very minor pinpoint abrasions at the corners barely visible to the naked eye. Under ultraviolet light, there are no apparent restorations. The canvas is not framed.
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