WILLEM DE KOONING (1904-1997)

Figure Diving into the Sea

Price realised USD 56,250
Estimate
USD 30,000 – USD 50,000
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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WILLEM DE KOONING (1904-1997)

Figure Diving into the Sea

Price realised USD 56,250
Price realised USD 56,250
Details
WILLEM DE KOONING (1904-1997)
Figure Diving into the Sea
signed 'de Kooning' (upper left); signed again 'de Kooning (lower right)
oil on newsprint
12 x 14 1⁄2 in. (30.5 x 36.8 cm.)
Painted in 1969.
Provenance
Gene Baro, Washington, D.C., 1969, acquired directly from the artist, 1969
Noah Goldowsky Gallery, New York, 1972
Andrew Crispo Gallery, New York, 1972
Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2013
Exhibited
New York, Allan Stone Gallery, Willem de Kooning- Selected Works, October 1972.
New York, Andrew Crispo Gallery, European and American Masterpieces, 1975, no. 44.
New York, Andrew Crispo Gallery, 20th Century American Paintings and Sculpture, June 1977.
Southampton, New York, The Tower Gallery, Long Island Artists: Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, August 1978.
New York, Andrew Crispo Gallery, Important American Paintings of the 20th Century, January-February 1983, no. 16.
New York, Canova and Rittenhouse Fine Art Gallery, A Selection of 20th Century Art: Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, November 1991-January 1992.
New York, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, On Paper, April-July 2012.

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