carved wood and paint
6 1/2 x 3 x 3 inches
Capsule previously sold a separate example of this edition from the same collection in our December 9th, 2021 sale: Connections 20/21 Post-War & Contemporary Art
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Price Realized:
$2,125
Includes buyer's premium
from the Collection of Joyce Kootz widow of renowned gallerist Sam Kootz
overall good condition, slight loss to paint, two small chips, and residue from a repair
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.
