05-20-201105-21-2011
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2547BBoston
May 20, 2011 12:00 PMCalender
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Alex Katz (American, b. 1927) Boy with Branch II

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$1,185$1,000
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2547BLocation: BostonDate / Time: May 20, 2011 12:00PM

Description:

Alex Katz (American, b. 1927)

Boy with Branch II, 1975, edition of 60, published by Brooke Alexander, New York, and Marlborough Graphics, Inc., New York (Maravell, 80). Numbered and signed "46/60 Alex Katz" in pencil (within the image) l.l., identified on a label from Harcus Krakow Rosen Sonnabend Gallery, Boston, on the reverse. Color aquatint on paper, image/sheet size 24 x 40 in. (60.9 x 101.5 cm),framed.
Condition: Deckled edges top three sides, not examined out of frame.

Provenance: Estate of an arts benefactor, New York.
Estimate $1,500-2,000

The work might be gently toned, and the sheet is "floating" in the plexi-box frame with gentle rippling. Although it has not been removed from its frame, there are no additional visible issues to report.

Keywords

Alex Katz, Marlborough Graphics Inc., Brooke Alexander, Harcus Krakow Rosen Sonnabend Gallery