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ADOLPH GOTTLIEB | Flat Black
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
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Description
- Adolph Gottlieb
- Flat Black
- signed, dated 1970 and numbered 34
- oil on paper
- 23 7/8 by 19 in. 60.6 by 48.3 cm.
Provenance
Makler Gallery, Philadelphia
Marlborough Gallery, New York
Private Collection
Christie's, New York, 16 November 2006, Lot 177
Private Collection
Christie's, New York, 23 September 2009, Lot 43
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Marlborough Gallery, New York
Private Collection
Christie's, New York, 16 November 2006, Lot 177
Private Collection
Christie's, New York, 23 September 2009, Lot 43
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
New York, Marlborough Gallery, Adolph Gottlieb: Works on Paper, February - March 1971, n.p., illustrated in color (cover)
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. Under extreme close inspection there is very minor evidence of handling and wear to the edges, including instances of very light rubbing to pigment along the extreme left edge as well as soft creases visible to the top left and bottom left corners and a pinpoint brown spot accretion visible on the extreme left edge near the top. The edges of the sheet are deckled. Under close inspection the sheet is slightly undulated due to artist 's chosen medium and working method. The sheet is hinged verso to the mat intermittently along the edges. Framed under Plexiglas.
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
“His motif has orbited into electrifying new fields of color, the horizon dropping away completely, the globes, usually single, now taking on a new radiance, raised with an almost palpable transgression of gravity as they dip and swim steadfastly over the explosive calligraphs below—writhing, kinking, hooked, twisted, contracted, precisely exploded-all the verbs are active in this extraordinary visual grammar.” Brian O’Doherty, "Adolph Gottlieb: The Dualism of an Inner Life,” The New York Times, 23 February 1964, p. 17