THE COLLECTION OF ALICE LAWRENCE
Lee Krasner (1908-1984)

Dark Easter

Price realised USD 360,000
Estimate
USD 600,000 – USD 900,000
Estimates do not reflect the final hammer price and do not include buyer's premium, and applicable taxes or artist's resale right. Please see Section D of the Conditions of Sale for full details.
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Lee Krasner (1908-1984)

Dark Easter

Price realised USD 360,000
Price realised USD 360,000
Details
Lee Krasner (1908-1984)
Dark Easter
signed and dated 'Lee Krasner 56' (lower right); signed and dated again and titled 'Lee Krasner 1956 Dark Easter' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
58 x 38 in. (147.3 x 96.5 cm.)
Painted in 1956
Provenance
Signa Gallery, East Hampton and Martha Jackson Gallery, New York.
William Alexander.
Anon. sale, Sotheby's, New York, May 10, 1984, lot 161.
Private collection.
Anon. sale, Sotheby's, New York, February 15, 1989, lot 16.
Acquired at the above sale by the late owner.
Literature
E. Landau, Lee Krasner: A Catalogue Raisonné, New York, 1995, no. 299 (illustrated in color).
Exhibited
New York, Martha Jackson Gallery, Lee Krasner: Recent Paintings, February-March 1958, no. 11.

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