LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas

Measurements:

67.99 in. (172.70 cm.) (height) by 68.98 in. (175.20 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed, titled and dated '"DIVIDE" STAMOS 1957-1958' (on the reverse)

Exhibited:

Kassel, Museum Fridericianum, Documenta II '59: Art after 1945, July-October 1959, p. 382, no. 1 (illustrated).

Literature:

B. Cavaliere and T. Wolff, Theodoros Stamos: Works from 1945 to 1984, Zurich, 1985, p. 130, no. 137 (illustrated in color).

Provenance:

Corcoran Gallery, Washington, D.C. Turske and Turske, Zurich. Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York. M. Knoedler Zürich AG, Zürich. Anon. sale; Christie's, New York, 15 May 2003, lot 114. Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.