Lot 72
  • 72

Willem De Kooning

Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description

  • Willem de Kooning
  • Untitled (Woman)
  • graphite on paper
  • 13 by 10 1/8 in. 33 by 25.7 cm.
  • Executed in 1950.

Provenance

Julian Weissman Fine Art, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Exhibited

New York, Allan Stone Gallery, The Figure, November - December 2001
New York, Allan Stone Gallery, Willem de Kooning Drawings: 1920's - 1970's, October 2007 - January 2008, p. 37, illustrated in color
New York, Allan Stone Gallery, Abstract Expressionist Works on Paper, January - March 2014

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. The sheet is hinged on the reverse at the top two edges to the backing board. There is some minor undulation along the extreme edges and a few very soft creases, likely from handling, are evident. Framed under glass.
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