Willem de Kooning
Untitled , 1972 (Executed)
Lot #356 |
2026-04-27 |
Sotheby's, New York
Contemporary Day Auction
Category:
Painting
Estimate:
USD 600,000 - 800,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: N12129
Auction name: Contemporary Day Auction
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2026-04-27
End date: 2026-05-15
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Abstract Expressionism
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 29 by 22 ½ in. 73.7 by 57.2 cm.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
73.7
Width In Centimeters:
57.2
Height In Inches:
29
Width In Inches:
22.5
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Year notes: Executed circa 1972.
Provenance
Xavier Fourcade Gallery, New York André Emmerich Gallery, New York Private Collection (acquired from the above) Christie's London, 22 June 2006, lot 42 (consigned by the above) Private Collection, New York (acquired from the above) Acquired from the above in 2020 by the present owner
Literature
Souren Melikian, "Flights away from harmony toward parody," Herald Tribune , Paris, 1 July 2006
Catalog summary
Property from an Important Private Collection, Chicago Willem de Kooning 1904 - 1997 Untitled signed (lower left) oil on newsprint mounted on canvas 29 by 22 ½ in. 73.7 by 57.2 cm. Executed circa 1972. Provenance Xavier Fourcade Gallery, New York André Emmerich Gallery, New York Private Collection (acquired from the above) Christie's London, 22 June 2006, lot 42 (consigned by the above) Private Collection, New York (acquired from the above) Acquired from the above in 2020 by the present owner Literature Souren Melikian, "Flights away from harmony toward parody," Herald Tribune , Paris, 1 July 2006