Lot 126
  • 126

Kenneth Noland

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Kenneth Noland
  • Doors: River
  • signed, titled and dated 1988 on the reverse
  • metallic paint and colored Plexiglas on canvas over 2 joined panels
  • 26 5/8 by 40 in. 67.6 by 101.6 cm.

Provenance

Gallery One, Toronto
Joseph Drapell, Toronto (acquired from the above)

Exhibited

Toronto, Museum of New, True Legacy of Colour Field, March - April 2006

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. The two panels are joined by a metal bracket on the reverse. The Plexiglas components are securely screwed to the panels on the reverse. There is evidence of minor wear and handling to the edges. There are a few scattered faint surface scratches to the Plexiglas components. There is evidence of light dust accumulation to the canvas components, particularly to the lower panel. Under Ultraviolet light inspection there is no evidence of restoration. Unframed.
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