Jack Tworkov
Land , 1954 (Executed)
Lot #59 |
2005-11-30 |
Doyle, New York
Modern & Contemporary and European & American Art
Category:
Painting
Estimate:
USD 40,000 - 60,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Doyle
Auction number: 7322
Auction name: Modern & Contemporary and European & American Art
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2005-11-30
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Abstract Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 56 7/8 x 67 3/4 inches (144.2 x 172.0 cm.)
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
144.2
Width In Centimeters:
172
Height In Inches:
56.875
Width In Inches:
67.75
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Year notes: Executed in 1954.
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Koenig, New York
Condition
Lined. Repaired tear 3 1/2 - 4 inches long in the center, approximately 13 inches from the top edge. Extremely well repaired (possibly by the artist himself) have to look for it with the naked eye. Two small paint losses in the central grayish-green 'oval.' Inscribed FOLLOWING INSCRIPTION APPEARS ON THE REVERSE OF THE ORIGINAL CANVAS: TWORKOV 'LAND'/54/57 X 68
Exhibited
New York, The Whitney Museum, Jack Tworkov: Retrospective Exhibition, March 25-May 3, 1964
Literature
Finkelstein, Louis, "Tworkov: Radical Pro," Art News 63 (April 1964), Figure 5.