At the auction in November will be "dripping" by Jackson Pollock for 25-35 million dollars
Pollock's painting «№ 4, 1951" comes from the collection of Dorothy and Sidney Kohl. Sotheby's auction on November 13 will be seven more paintings from this collection - works by Clifford Still, Willem de Kooning, Arshile Gorky, Joan
Jackson Pollock № 4, 1951
Sotheby's. 13.11.2012
Estimate: 25-35 million dollars
on the New York Sotheby's auction on November 14 will be a Jackson Pollock painting in the art "drippinga" (spray paint on canvas). Work «№ 4, 1951," will be offered with an estimate of 25-35 million dollars. Pollock's paintings in the art "drippinga" is extremely rare in the open auction - for the last 20 years, only eight of these works were put up for auction. Work «№ 4, 1951" was presented to his therapist Ruth Pollock Fox. The last time it was exhibited in 1972 at the New York gallery, where it acquired collectors Sidney and Dorothy Kohl (Sidney and Dorothy Kohl). Pollock's work is never left this private collection of forty years.
Spouses Kohl enthusiastic abstract expressionism in the 1970s and for several decades gathered a remarkable collection of works in this direction. At the November auction Sotheby's put seven works from the collection of Dorothy and Sidney Kohl. This painting "Shenandoah" (1956) by Franz Kline (Franz Kline) a series of "action painting", at one time belonged to collectors Robert and Ethel Scully (estimate 6.5-8.5 million). Painting "Impatience" (1945), Arshile Gorky was involved in several retrospectives of the artist, and among his former owners have, including surrealist Yves Tanguy (estimate 6-8 million dollars). The historical importance of "Abstraction" (1949) Willem de Kooning is estimated at 15-20 million. In this work, the transition to the famous series "Women", combines urban landscape and biomorphic shapes. Work of Clifford Still's "1948-H», was not present in 1963, also was given estimate of 15-20 million dollars. In addition, the collection will be offered Kohl "Nirvana" Hans Hofmann, untitled work by Joan Mitchell and the "Transfiguration" Adolph Gottlieb. The total estimate of thongs from the collection of Dorothy and Sidney Kohl is 80-100 million.
Prepared Maria Onuchina, AI
Sources : nytimes.com , artdaily.com , artinvestment.ru
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