Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Price Realized: $750 Includes buyer's premium
poster printed by Union Paris
oil over lithographic poster
sight: 19 7/8 x 14 3/8 inches
type reads: 'S. M. Kootz 470 Park Avenue, New York présente Hans Hofmann peintures Galerie Maeght 13 Rue de Téhéran, Paris'
from the Collection of Joyce Kootz widow of renowned gallerist Sam Kootz
multiple horizontal creases to sheet and dog-ear creasing to upper left and lower left corners, multiple tape stains to each side, general toning, some minor stress cracks to medium
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Art has not been examined out of the frame unless otherwise stated. Frames, lampshades, or items described as “supplementary” are not considered integral to the value of the lot and are excluded from condition assessments. This includes any mat, mounting, glazing, hanging apparatus, case, box, or stand. Timepiece movements, lighting elements and items with mechanical or electrical components have not been thoroughly tested and are not covered under warranty by Capsule.
frame dimensions: 20 5/8 x 15 1/8 x 1 1/4 inches, aluminum frame with glazing
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.
