Lot 36
German-American (1880-1966)
Untitled (Kootz Gallery) (1949)
Medium

oil and gouache on wove paper

Dimensions

sheet: 11 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches

Signature
"Hofmann" painted center and monogramed lower right

Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000

Price Realized: $5,125
Includes buyer's premium

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Frame Information

frame dimensions: 18 1/4 x 16 1/8 x 1 inches, aluminum frame with acrylic glazing

Provenance

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

André Emmerich Gallery, NY label and stamp verso

Estate of Hans Hofmann (No. M-449/2) stamp verso

Condition

overall in good condition with light even toning, small areas of staining under thick black pigment of large 'H' and upper left circle, minor undulations to paper

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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.