LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas

Measurements:

98.98 in. (251.40 cm.) (height) by 77.48 in. (196.80 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed and dated 'FRANZ KLINE 58' (on the reverse)

Exhibited:

New York, Sidney Janis Gallery, New Paintings by Franz Kline, May-June 1958.New York, Sidney Janis Gallery, Franz Kline: Memorial Exhibition, December 1963, no. 12 (illustrated).Los Angeles County Museum of Art, New York School: the First Generation. Paintings of the 1940's and 1950's, July-August 1965, p. 128, no. 59 (illustrated in color).Turin, Castello di Rivoli Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, Franz Kline 1910-1962, October 2004-January 2005, pp. 260-261 and 300 (illustrated in color).

Literature:

T. Hess, "Reviews and Previews: Franz Kline," ARTNews, Summer 1958, p. 14 (illustrated).M. Sawin, "In the Galleries: Franz Kline," Arts Magazine, September 1958, p. 57.I. Sandler, The Triumph of American Painting: A History of Abstract Expressionism, New York, 1970, p. 254, pl. 23 (illustrated in color).25 Years of Janis, exh. cat., New York, Sidney Janis Gallery, 1974, pl. 110 (illustrated).The Vital Gesture: Franz Kline, exh. cat., Cincinnati Art Museum, 1985, pp. 113-114 and 141.A. Kingsley, "Franz Kline in Provincetown," Provincetown Arts, August 1985, pp. 6-7. Franz Kline: Art and the Structure of Identity, exh. cat., Barcelona, 1994, pp. 176, 187 and 188.de Kooning: A Retrospective, exh. cat., New York, The Museum of Modern Art, 2011, p. 320, no. 5 (illustrated in color).

Provenance:

Sidney Janis Gallery, New YorkIsobel and I. Donald Grossman, New York, circa 1958Mitchell-Innes & Nash, New YorkPrivate collection, ParisC & M Arts, New YorkPrivate collection, San FranciscoAcquired from the above by the present owner