Lot 145
  • 145

Jules Olitski

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • Jules Olitski
  • Before Darkness 11
  • signed, titled and dated 1973 on the reverse
  • acrylic on canvas
  • 84 by 56 1/8 in. 213.4 by 142.6 cm.

Provenance

Collection of Lawrence Rubin, New York 
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1986

Exhibited

New York, Museum of Modern Art; Bogotá, Museo de Arte Moderno; São Paulo, Museu de Arte Assis Chauteaubriand; Rio de Janeiro, Museu de Arte Moderna; Caracas, Museo de Bellas Artes; Mexico City, Museo de Arte Moderno, Color as Language, February - November 1975

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. The irregularities to the surface texture are all inherent to the artist’s working method and intent. Under very close inspection, a few pinpoint brown spot accretions are visible. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Framed.
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