Details

Provenance

Cusack Gallery, Houston Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Avery, Houston (acquired from the above) Christie's, New York, May 4, 1994, Lot 247 (consigned by the above) Private Collection, Belgium Christie's, London, April 22, 1998, Lot 67 Acquired from the above by the present owner

Exhibited

Houston, Cusack Gallery, Robert Mangold , 1975 Austin, Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art, Dynamic Oppositions: Venezuelan Abstract-Constructive Art from the Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Collection , September 1999 - May 2001

Literature

Alexander Van Grevenstein and Edy De Wilde, Robert Mangold: Schilderijen/Paintings 1964-1982 , Amsterdam, 1982, n.p., no. 208 Condition This painting is in excellent condition. Ultraviolet light examination reveals a ½ inch thin line of retouching to the vertical portion of the white graphite, located approximately 5 inches up from the lower center edge of the canvas. There are also a very small number of minute instances of potential retouching faintly visible only under ultraviolet light in the bottom third of the canvas. This canvas is not framed. In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE. Catalogue Note “I’ve always had the desire to make the work a unity… to make all the elements – the periphery line and the internal line, the surface, color – equal, totally locked together.” (Robert Mangold cited in Richard Shiff, et al., Robert Mangold , London, 2000, p. 276)

Catalog summary

Robert Mangold Triangle Within A Circle (Red) signed, titled and dated 1974 on the reverse; signed and dated 1974 on the stretcher acrylic and white graphite on canvas 48 by 48 in. 121.9 by 121.9 cm. Provenance Cusack Gallery, Houston Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Avery, Houston (acquired from the above) Christie's, New York, May 4, 1994, Lot 247 (consigned by the above) Private Collection, Belgium Christie's, London, April 22, 1998, Lot 67 Acquired from the above by the present owner Exhibited Houston, Cusack Gallery, Robert Mangold , 1975 Austin, Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art, Dynamic Oppositions: Venezuelan Abstract-Constructive Art from the Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Collection , September 1999 - May 2001 Literature Alexander Van Grevenstein and Edy De Wilde, Robert Mangold: Schilderijen/Paintings 1964-1982 , Amsterdam, 1982, n.p., no. 208 Condition This painting is in excellent condition. Ultraviolet light examination reveals a ½ inch thin line of retouching to the vertical portion of the white graphite, located approximately 5 inches up from the lower center edge of the canvas. There are also a very small number of minute instances of potential retouching faintly visible only under ultraviolet light in the bottom third of the canvas. This canvas is not framed. In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE. Catalogue Note “I’ve always had the desire to make the work a unity… to make all the elements – the periphery line and the internal line, the surface, color – equal, totally locked together.” (Robert Mangold cited in Richard Shiff, et al., Robert Mangold , London, 2000, p. 276)