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LOT 205

1915 - 1991
American

August Sea #5
acrylic and charcoal on canvas
initialed and dated 1972 and on verso signed, titled, dated and inscribed with stock #138169 on the Dunkelman gallery label
72 x 48 in, 182.9 x 121.9 cm

Estimate: $2,000,000 - $2,500,000 CAD

Sold for: $2,161,260

Preview at: Heffel Toronto – 13 Hazelton Ave

PROVENANCE
Lawrence Rubin Gallery, New York, 1972
Dunkelman Gallery, Toronto
The Joan Stewart Clarke Collection, Vancouver

LITERATURE
Jack Flam, Katy Rogers and Tim Clifford, Robert Motherwell Paintings and Collages: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1941 - 1991, Volume 2: Paintings on Canvas and Panel, 2012, reproduced page 342, catalogue #P671

EXHIBITED
Lawrence Rubin Gallery, New York, Robert Motherwell, October - November 1972, catalogue #2


For full cataloguing, essay and images in PDF format, please click here.

For the biography on Joan Stewart Clarke in PDF format please click here.


Estimate: $2,000,000 - $2,500,000 CAD

All prices are in Canadian Dollars


Although great care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information posted, errors and omissions may occur. All bids are subject to our Terms and Conditions of Business. Bidders must ensure they have satisfied themselves with the condition of the Lot prior to bidding. Condition reports are available upon request.