Lot 274
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FRANZ KLINE | Study for Placidia

Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Franz Kline
  • Study for Placidia
  • signed
  • oil, graphite and paper collage on paper mounted to board
  • 9 1/2 by 11 1/4 in. 24.1 by 28.6 cm.
  • Executed in 1960.

Provenance

Sidney Janis Gallery, New York
Private Collection, Palm Beach (acquired from the above)
Sotheby's, New York, 5 November 1987, Lot 91
Private Collection, New York (acquired from the above sale)
Allan Stone Gallery, New York
Private Collection, Los Angeles
Timothy Taylor, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner in February 2005

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. There is minor evidence of wear and handling to the edges. There is evidence of discoloration throughout, especially in the upper right edge, inherent with age. The collaged elements are stable and intact. Framed under Plexiglas.
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