ID 1336405 
Lot 645  | ADOLPH GOTTLIEB (1903-1974)
Estimate value
$ 800 000 – 1 200 000 
Excalibur #2
signed, titled and dated 'Adolph Gottlieb "EXCALIBUR #2" 1963-1964' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
90 x 108 ¾ in. (228.6 x 276.2 cm.)
Painted in 1963-1964.
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Esther Gottlieb, New York
Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation, New York
PaceWildenstein Gallery, New York
Private collection, Madrid
Anon. sale; Christie's, New York, 14 May 2014, lot 116
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
"Studio Tour to Help New School," The East Hampton Star, 5 August 1965 (studio view illustrated).
G. Scholem, Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism, New York, 1995 (illustrated on the cover).
K. Wilkin, "At the Galleries," Parisian Review, Fall 1996, p. 260.
Exhibited
New York, Knoedler & Co., Adolph Gottlieb: Paintings 1956-1964, February-March 1996, pp. 14-15 (illustrated).
Scottsdale, Riva Yares Gallery, Riva Yares 2000: The First 35 Years, February-April 2000, p. 35 (illustrated).
Sante Fe, Riva Yares Gallery, Adolph Gottlieb: Major Paintings, June-July 2000, pp. 12-13 (illustrated).
New York, PaceWildenstein, Adolph Gottlieb: Paintings from Four Decades, May-June 2008, n.p., pl. 8 (illustrated and illustrated on the cover).
New York, Pace Gallery, 50 Years at Pace, September-October 2010, p. 120 (exhibition view illustrated).
| Artist: | Adolph Gottlieb (1903 - 1974) | 
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| Art style: | Post War Art | 
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings | 
| Artist: | Adolph Gottlieb (1903 - 1974) | 
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| Art style: | Post War Art | 
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings | 
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