Franz Kline

Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above in May 1969

This work is in good condition overall. There is evidence of light wear and handling along the edges of the sheet including a ½-inch crack at the lower left edge. There is a ½-inch crack along the bottom towards the right edge where the paint has lifted but is stable. The sheet appears to have been varnished entirely by the artist. Under raking light, some small air pockets become visible. Framed.
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"If you keep doing the same thing, everybody says, 'Isn't it getting a little boring?' Then, if you try to change they say, 'He didn't mean it in the first place.'" Franz Kline