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KENNETH NOLAND | Dry Choice
Estimate
500,000 - 700,000 USD
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Description
- Kenneth Noland
- Dry Choice
- signed, titled and dated 1965 on the reverse
- acrylic on canvas
- 85 by 85 in. 215.9 by 215.9 cm.
Provenance
Kasmin Limited, London
Collection of Frank and Anne Perron, Bloomfield Hills
Collection of Judge and Mrs. Peter Spivak, Detroit (acquired from the above)
Christie's, New York, 9 November 1993, Lot 20
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Collection of Frank and Anne Perron, Bloomfield Hills
Collection of Judge and Mrs. Peter Spivak, Detroit (acquired from the above)
Christie's, New York, 9 November 1993, Lot 20
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Collects: Selections from the Collections of the Friends of Modern Art, May - June 1969
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. There is light evidence of handling along the edges. The various striations in the paint layer are inherent to the artist’s working method. The colors are bright, fresh and clean. Under close inspection, there is a 2-inch diagonal white rub mark approximately 11 inches from the right edge in the blue band. There are a few scattered pinpoint media accretions visible in the unpainted canvas, inherent to the artist’s working method and from the time of execution. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
"It took the experience of working with radical kinds of symmetry, not just a rectangle, but a diamond shape, as well as extreme extensions of shapes, before I finally came to the idea of everything being unbalanced, nothing vertical, nothing horizontal, nothing parallel. I came to the fact that unbalancing has its own order. In a peculiar way, it can still end up feeling symmetrical."
Kenneth Noland
Kenneth Noland