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FRANZ KLINE (1910-1962)

Lot 38
16.05.2024 19:00UTC -05:00
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ID 1209455
Lot 38 | FRANZ KLINE (1910-1962)
Estimate value
$ 10 000 000 – 15 000 000
FRANZ KLINE (1910-1962)
Kline, F.
Washington Wall
oil on canvas
43 1/8 x 175 in. (109.5 x 444.5 cm.)
Painted in 1959.




Provenance

Jane Suydam (formerly Wheeler), Washington, D.C., commissioned from the artist through Sidney Janis Gallery, New York
McKee Gallery, New York
Edward R. Broida, Los Angeles, 1980
His sale; Christie's, New York, 8 November 2005, lot 38
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner



Literature

Kline, exh. cat., Atlanta, New Arts Gallery, 1961 (illustrated on the back cover; titled Washington Wall Painting).
J. Schuyler, “Reviews and Previews,” Art News, vol. 59, no. 10, February 1961, p. 10.
N. Edgar, “Franz Kline Exhibit Exceptional Event,“ Art/World, vol. 3, no. 6, February-March 1979, p. 4 (illustrated).
B. Forgey, “Phillips Brings Out Color Abstractions of Franz Kline,” Washington Star Portfolio, 1 March 1979, pp. B1 and B3 (illustrated).
J. Russell, "Kline's 'Effulgent Abstractions,'" New York Times, 18 March 1979, p. D31.
C. Moser, "In art and life, Franz Kline was more than black and white," Houston Chronicle, 6 May 1979, p. 8.
M. Crossley, "Black and white...and color," Houston Post, 13 May 1979, p. AA.
F. Hoffman, “Franz Kline: The Color Works,” Artweek, 16 June 1979, p. 16 (illustrated).
D. Tannous, “Report from Washington,” Art in America, vol. 67, no. 7-8, July-August 1979, pp. 24-25 (illustrated).
P. J. King, “Color Him Franz Kline,” Los Angeles Heald Examiner, 29 July 1979, p. E4 (illustrated).
W. Wilson, “Franz Kline: Color Adds Another Dimension,” Los Angeles Times, 5 August 1979, p. 81 (illustrated).
“If You Liked Treasures of Tut, You’ll Love Korean Exhibit,” Roundup, 16 September 1979, p. 28 (illustrated).
H. Gaugh, “Franz Kline: Abstractions with Color,” Mizue, vol. 11, no. 896, November 1979, p. 95 (illustrated).
Hauser & Wirth Institute, Franz Kline Paintings, 1950-1962, Digital Catalogue Raisonné, digital, 2023-ongoing, no. 180 (illustrated).



Exhibited

New York, Sidney Janis Gallery, New Paintings by Franz Kline, March-April 1960, n.p., no. 7 (illustrated; titled Washington Wall Painting).
Washington, D.C., Phillips Collection; Houston, Rice University, Institute for the Arts; Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Seattle Art Museum, Franz Kline: The Color Abstractions, February-November 1979, pp. 19-20, 45 and 72-73, no. 21 (illustrated and illustrated on the front and back covers).
Orlando Museum of Art, The Edward R. Broida Collection: A Selection of Works, March-June 1998, p. 88B (illustrated).
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