Lot 17
American (1913-2000)
Untitled (for Sam and Jane Kootz) (1962)
Medium
silver foil applied to board
Dimensions
11 1/4 x 11 inches
Signature
embossed signature lower left
Additional Info
dedication on verso "To Sam and Jane on Their Silver Anniversary from Conrad and Anita"

Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

Price Realized: $10,000
Includes buyer's premium

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Frame Information
frame dimensions: 12 x 11 3/4 x 1 1/2 inches, strip frame
Provenance
from the Collection of Joyce Kootz widow of renowned gallerist Sam Kootz
a gift from the the artist thence by descent
Condition
very good condition
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Joyce Kootz

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Dr. Joyce Lowinson M.D. is a pioneer in the treatment of opioid addiction and the founding director of Albert Einstein College of Medicine's Division of Substance Abuse. Also known as Joyce Kootz, her husband, the late Samuel M. Kootz, was a New York City art dealer and author whose gallery was one of the first to champion Abstract Expressionist Art. During Samuel M. Kootz's career, he bought paintings directly from Picasso and exhibited work by Georges Braque, Fernand Léger, James Brooks, Giorgio Cavallon, Arshile Gorky, David Hare, Hans Hofmann, Ibram Lassaw, Herbert Ferber, Raymond Parker, William Ronald, Tony Rosenthal, Conrad Marca-Relli, Georges Mathieu, Emil Schumacher, Pierre Soulages, Kumi Sugaï, Zao Wou Ki, and others.