$2,252
Jack Roth (American, 1927-2004) Untitled [Calligraphic Abstraction] / A Diptych Each panel signed and dated "ROTH 52" l. r. or l.c. respectively, also signed and inscribed "...ONE OF PAIR..." on the reverse. Oil on Masonite, each panel 48 x 24 in. (121.9 x 61.0 cm), framed. Condition: Surface grime, minor surface abrasions and losses, nailed and screwed to strainers. Provenance: Estate of the artist. N.B. The present work relates to a work by Roth exhibited at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum exhibition, "Younger American Painters" [May 12 to July 25, 1954]. Masonite is nailed and screwed through the composition to strainer bars along the perimeter, no additonal condition issues to report.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2009-03-06
