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Willem de Kooning (1904-1997)

Two Figures in Devon

Price realised USD 1,650,500
Estimate
USD 1,800,000 – USD 2,500,000
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)

Two Figures in Devon

Price realised USD 1,650,500
Price realised USD 1,650,500
Details
Willem de Kooning (1904-1997)
Two Figures in Devon
signed 'de Kooning' (lower left); titled and dated 'TWO FIGURES IN DEVON 71' (on the stretcher)
oil on paper laid down on canvas
58¼ x 43¼ in. (148 x 109.9 cm.)
Painted in 1971.
Provenance
Staempfli Gallery, New York
Emily B. Staempfli, New York
Estate of Emily B. Staempfli, New York
Her sale; Sotheby's, 18 November 1992, lot 88
Waddington Galleries, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2001
Literature
Wielcy Malarzie, p. 24 (illustrated in color).
Exhibited
New York, Sidney Janis Gallery, Willem de Kooning, 1972, no. 6, (illustrated).
Beverly Hills, Salander O'Reilly, Willem de Kooning, Important Paintings and Works on Paper, January-February 1991.

Sale room notice
Please note the correct date for the exhibition at Salander O'Reilly Gallery is January-February 1991.

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