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The Collection of Robert F. and Patricia G. Ross Weis
FRANZ KLINE (1910-1962)
Placidia
Details
FRANZ KLINE (1910-1962)
Placidia
signed and dated 'FRANZ KLINE '61' (on the reverse); titled 'PLACIDIA' (on the overlap)
oil on canvas
68 x 92 in. (172.7 x 233.7 cm.)
Painted in 1961.
Placidia
signed and dated 'FRANZ KLINE '61' (on the reverse); titled 'PLACIDIA' (on the overlap)
oil on canvas
68 x 92 in. (172.7 x 233.7 cm.)
Painted in 1961.
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Galerie Lawrence, Paris, 1962
Brooks and Florence Barron, Southfield, Michigan
Acquired from the above by the late owners, 1978
Galerie Lawrence, Paris, 1962
Brooks and Florence Barron, Southfield, Michigan
Acquired from the above by the late owners, 1978
Literature
J.-J. Lévêque, "Les expositions à Paris: Franz Kline," aujourd'hui, no. 36, April 1962, p. 49 (illustrated).
"Franz Kline: un punto fermo nella pittura americana. / Franz Kline: a Firm Point of American Painting.," mETRO, no. 4-5, May 1962, pp. 134-135, pl. 5 (illustrated).
The Vital Gesture: Franz Kline in Retrospect, exh. cat., Cincinnati Art Museum, 1985, p. 126.
Hauser & Wirth Institute, Franz Kline Paintings, 1950-1962, Digital Catalogue Raisonné, digital, 2023-ongoing, no. 235 (illustrated).
"Franz Kline: un punto fermo nella pittura americana. / Franz Kline: a Firm Point of American Painting.," mETRO, no. 4-5, May 1962, pp. 134-135, pl. 5 (illustrated).
The Vital Gesture: Franz Kline in Retrospect, exh. cat., Cincinnati Art Museum, 1985, p. 126.
Hauser & Wirth Institute, Franz Kline Paintings, 1950-1962, Digital Catalogue Raisonné, digital, 2023-ongoing, no. 235 (illustrated).
Exhibited
New York, Sidney Janis Gallery, New Paintings by Franz Kline, December 1961, n.p., no. 21 (illustrated).
Paris, Galerie Lawrence, Franz Kline, March-April 1962, n.p. (illustrated).
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, Bucknell University, Center Gallery; City University of New York, Baruch College Art Gallery; Dallas, Pennsylvania, College Misericordia, Art Gallery, Franz Kline: The Jazz Murals, September 1989-January 1990, pp. 59-60 (illustrated).
Paris, Galerie Lawrence, Franz Kline, March-April 1962, n.p. (illustrated).
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, Bucknell University, Center Gallery; City University of New York, Baruch College Art Gallery; Dallas, Pennsylvania, College Misericordia, Art Gallery, Franz Kline: The Jazz Murals, September 1989-January 1990, pp. 59-60 (illustrated).
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