Lot 22
  • 22

Willem de Kooning

Estimate
250,000 - 350,000 USD
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Description

  • Willem de Kooning
  • Untitled
  • signed
  • Casein on paper mounted to cardboard
  • 7 1/8 by 8 1/2 in. 18 by 21.6 cm.
  • Executed circa 1938.

Provenance

Private Collection, New York (acquired directly from the artist)
Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc., New York, May 12, 1977, Lot 245B (consigned by the above)
Allan Stone Gallery, New York
The Brumder Family Collection, Milwaukee
Mitchell-Innes & Nash, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 2003

Condition

This work is in very good condition. Please contact the Contemporary Art Department at +1 (212) 606-7254 for the report prepared by Alan Firkser at Paper Conservation Studio, Inc. The work is mounted to ragboard and framed in a wood frame with gold gilt facing under glass.
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.
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