AD REINHARDT | Untitled

Betty Parsons Gallery, New York
Private Collection, Fort Worth
Sotheby's, New York, 3 May 1989, Lot 92
Edward Tyler Nahem Fine Art, New York (acquired from the above sale)
Acquired from the above by the present owner circa 1998

This work is in very good condition overall. Please contact the Contemporary Art Department at +1 (212) 606-7254 for a copy of the professional report prepared by Corey D’Augustine Conservation. Framed.
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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"Through the 40s, Reinhardt’s paintings distinguished themselves from European abstraction through a total occupation with surface rather than readable formal structure, without compositional elements that outweigh one another. The paintings were organized by signs, either of a geometric order, of small rectangles of color fitting into one another, or of a blurred and less clearly delimited order, creating together the characteristics of “all-over” painting."
Alfred Pacqument in Exh. Cat. Paris, Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Ad Reinhardt, 1973