Lot 43
French (1921-2012)
Untitled (1957)
Medium

gouache and watercolor on Strathmore paper

Dimensions

23 x 28 7/8 inches

Signature
signed lower left

Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000

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Frame Information

frame dimensions: 24 x 30 x 3/4 inches, glazed frame

Provenance

from the Collection of Joyce Kootz widow of renowned gallerist Sam Kootz

Condition

overall good condition, there are several faint spots of foxing throughout, minor impressions to the left edge, a faint spot of discoloration to the center top edge, and a few small areas of craquelure to thick applied white gouache

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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.