ID 949534
Lot 43 | LEE KRASNER (1908-1984)
Estimate value
$ 5 000 000 – 7 000 000
Siblings
signed and dated 'Lee Krasner 59' (lower left)
oil on canvas
69 7/8 x 75 1/2 in. (177.5 x 191.8 cm.)
Painted in 1959.
Provenance
Howard Wise Gallery, New York
Marlborough Gallery, New York
Robert Miller Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the late owner, circa 1982
Literature
G. Smith, "Lee Krasner--A Re-Evaluation at Last", Miami Herald, 17 March 1974, p. 10-G.
Lee Krasner: Paintings 1959-1962, exh. cat., New York, Pace Gallery, 1979 (studio view illustrated on the cover).
E. G. Landau, Lee Krasner: A Catalogue Raisonné, New York, 1995, pp. 179-180, no. 339 (illustrated).
Exhibited
New York, Howard Wise Gallery, Exhibition of Recent Paintings by Lee Krasner, November-December 1960, n.p.
New York, Howard Wise Gallery, New Work by Lee Krasner, March 1962.
London, Whitechapel Art Gallery; York, City Gallery; Hull, Ferens Art Gallery; Nottingham, Victoria Street Gallery; Manchester, City Art Gallery and Cardiff, Arts Council Gallery, Lee Krasner, Paintings, Drawings, and Collages, September 1965-October 1966, p. 23, no. 37.
Miami-Dade Community College; Glenside, Beaver College and Charleston, Gibbes Art Gallery, Lee Krasner: Selections from 1946-1972, March-July 1974, n.p., no. 6.
Houston, The Museum of Fine Arts, Lee Krasner: A Retrospective, October 1983-January 1984, pp. 108 and 114, fig. 105 (studio view illustrated).
New York, Robert Miller Gallery, Lee Krasner: Umber Paintings 1959-1962, January 1993, fig. 5 (illustrated).
Artist: | Lee Krasner (1908 - 1984) |
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Art style: | Post War Art |
Auction house category: | Paintings |
Artist: | Lee Krasner (1908 - 1984) |
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Art style: | Post War Art |
Auction house category: | Paintings |
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