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WILLEM DE KOONING (1904-1997)

Lot 27
12.05.2022 20:00UTC -05:00
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$ 7 000 000
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Event locationUSA, New York
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ID 753532
Lot 27 | WILLEM DE KOONING (1904-1997)
Estimate value
$ 7 000 000 – 10 000 000
WILLEM DE KOONING (1904-1997)Seated Womanincised with the artist's signature, number and date 'de Kooning © 1969⁄80 1⁄7' (on the reverse)bronze113 x 147 x 94 in. (287 x 373.4 x 238.8 cm.)Conceived in 1969 and executed in 1980. This work is number one from an edition of seven plus two artist's proofs. Provenance Xavier Fourcade Inc., New YorkAcquired from the above by the present owner, 1981 Literature M. Brenson, "Sculpture of Summer is in Full Bloom," The New York Times, July 8, 1983, p. C1, C8. E. R. Russotto, "New York," Craft International, July-September, 1983, p. 43 (another example illustrated). J. Merkert, "Willem de Kooning: Le Plaisir de Realité, Art Press, June 1984, no. 82, p. 10 (another example illustrated). Willem de Kooning: Skulpturen, exh. cat., Cologne, Stadt Koln and Josef-Haubrich-Kunsthalle, 1983, no. 27 (another example illustrated). P. Sollers, "Les Naissances de De Kooning (The Birth of de Kooning)," Art Press, June 1984, no. 82, p. 10 (another example illustrated). Willem de Kooning, exh. cat., Paris, Musée national d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, 1984, p. 250 (illustrated). Willem de Kooning: Max Bechmann Preis 1984, exh. cat., Frankfurt, Stadelsches Kunstinstitut und Stadtlische Galerie, p. 29, no. B6 (another example illustrated). Willem de Kooning: New Paintings, Sculpture & Drawings, exh. cat. New York, Xavier Fourcade, Inc., 1984 (another example illustrated). S. A. Nash, et al., A Century of Modern Sculpture: The Patsy and Raymond Nasher Collection, Dallas, 1987, p. 19 (another example illustrated). P. Sollers, De Kooning, Paris, 1988, no. 103 (illustrated). M. Cooper, "Sculpture Collection Graces up Campus," Beacon Spotlight, Miami, May 2, 1994, p. 11, no. 3. J. Lawrence, "de Kooning's Sculpture's Okay," The East Hampton Star, May 26, 1994 p. 5. "Sculpture News: Sculpture Fills Grounds," Sculpture Review, 43, no. 2, Summer, p. 33 (another example illustrated). R.R. Brettell, "What the Nasher Sculpture Garden will Mean to Dallas," D (Dallas), July, 1997, p. 96 (another example illustrated). J. Clark, "And Away We Go," Southwest Airlines Spirit, November, 1997, p. 18 (another example illustrated). E. Lieber, Willem de Kooning: Reflections in the Studio, New York, 2000, p. 7 (another example illustrated). H. Baaij, Rotterdam Beeld Gids Centrum (Rotterdam City Sculpture Guide), Rotterdam, Centrum Beeldende Kunst, 2001, no. 11 (another example illustrated). Van Adrichem, Jan, et al. Sculpture in Rotterdam, Rotterdam, 2002, p. 144 (another example illustrated).R. Long, "Arne Glimcher: From Artists to Elephants," The East Hampton Star, June 13, 2002, part III (another example mentioned). B. Hess, Willem de Kooning, Cologne, 2004, p. 66 (another example illustrated). S. Douglas, "Micky Wolfson's South Florida," Art & Auction, November, 2006, p. 126 (another example illustrated). C. McLean, "How a Woodhouse Led to a Guild Hall." Dan's Paper, August 11, 2006, p. 91 (another example illustrated). S. Sansegundo, "The Art Scene," The East Hampton Star, June 15, 2006 (another example illustrated). De Kooning: A Retrospective, exh. cat., New York, The Museum of Modern Art, 2011, p. 418, fig. 13 (another example illustrated).J. Zilczer, A Way of Living: The Art of Willem de Kooning, London, 2014, p. 207, no. 237 (another example illustrated). Exhibited New York, Seagram Building Plaza, Presentation at the Seagram Building Plaza, April-July 1983 (another example exhibited).New York, Xavier Fourcade Inc., Willem de Kooning: The Complete Sculpture, 1969-1981, May-June 1983 (another example exhibited).Cologne, Josef Haubrich Kunsthalle, Willem de Kooning: Skulpturen, September-October 1983, p. 87, no. 27 (another example exhibited). Berlin, Akademie der Kunste, Willem de Kooning Retrospektive: Zeichnungen, Gemalde, Skulpturen, March-May 1984, p. 265, no. 281 (another example exhibited). Basel, Bruglinger Park, Skulpture im 20 Jarhundert, June-September 1984 (another example exhibited). Venice Biennale, la Biennale di Venezia: Exposizione Internazionale d’Arte, June-November 1988. (another example exhibited). New York, Matthew Marks Gallery, Willem de Kooning: Sculpture, May-June 1996, p. 62, no. 29 (another example exhibited). Miami, The Margulies Collection at the Warehouse, Sculpture: Selections from the Martin Z. Margulies Collection, November 2007-April 2008. Miami, The Margulies Collection at the Warehouse, Can It Really Be 20 Years Already? Art in Our Times, Contemporary Masters, and Philanthropy, October 2019-April 2020. Special Notice On occasion, Christie's has a direct financial interest in the outcome of the sale of certain lots consigned for sale. This will usually be where it has guaranteed to the Seller that whatever the outcome of the auction, the Seller will receive a minimum sale price for the work. This is known as a minimum price guarantee. This is such a lot.
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