03-06-200903-07-2009
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2446Boston
March 6, 2009 12:00 PMCalender
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Jack Roth (American, 1927-2004) Untitled [Calligraphic Abstraction] / A Diptych

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$2,252$1,900
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2446Location: BostonDate / Time: March 06, 2009 12:00PM

Description:

Jack Roth (American, 1927-2004)

Untitled [Calligraphic Abstraction] / A Diptych
Each panel signed and dated "ROTH 52" l.r. or l.c. respectively, also signed and
inscribed "...ONE OF PAIR..." on the reverse.
Oil on Masonite, each panel 48 x 24 in. (121.9 x 61.0 cm),framed.
Condition: Surface grime, minor surface abrasions and losses, nailed and screwed to strainers.

Provenance: Estate of the artist.

N.B. The present work relates to a work by Roth exhibited at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum exhibition, "Younger American Painters" [May 12 to July 25, 1954].
Estimate $2,000-4,000

Masonite is nailed and screwed through the composition to strainer bars along the perimeter, no additonal condition issues to report.

Keywords

Jack Roth, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum