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Lotus
Details
LEE KRASNER (1908-1984)
Lotus
signed with the artist's initials and dated 'L. K. '72' (lower left); signed, titled and dated again 'Lee Krasner 1972 "Lotus"' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
69 ¼ x 82 ¼ in. (175.9 x 208.9 cm.)
Painted in 1972
Lotus
signed with the artist's initials and dated 'L. K. '72' (lower left); signed, titled and dated again 'Lee Krasner 1972 "Lotus"' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
69 ¼ x 82 ¼ in. (175.9 x 208.9 cm.)
Painted in 1972
Provenance
Janie C. Lee Gallery, Houston
First City Bancorporation of Texas, Houston, 1980
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C., 1992
Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
First City Bancorporation of Texas, Houston, 1980
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C., 1992
Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
B. Robertson, “The Nature of Lee Krasner,” Art in America, November-December 1973, p. 87.
M. Shapiro, ed., Art: A Woman’s Sensibility, Valencia, 1975, pp. 39 and 80 (illustrated incorrectly).
B. Rose, American Art Since 1900, 2nd edition, New York, 1975, pp. 204-205, fig. 9-3 (illustrated).
R. Henkes, Eight American Women Painters, New York, 1977, p. 46, no. 59 (illustrated).
B. Cavaliere, “An Interview with Lee Krasner,” Flash Art, January-February 1980, p. 15 (illustrated).
C. S. Rubinstein, American Women Artists, New York, 1982, p. 274 (titled Lotos).
R. Mathew, “Lee Krasner: A Record on Canvas,” Art/World, vol. 9, no. 4, January-February 1985, p. 2.
E. G. Landau, Lee Krasner: A Catalogue Raisonné, New York, 1995, p. 268, no. 544 (illustrated).
M. Shapiro, ed., Art: A Woman’s Sensibility, Valencia, 1975, pp. 39 and 80 (illustrated incorrectly).
B. Rose, American Art Since 1900, 2nd edition, New York, 1975, pp. 204-205, fig. 9-3 (illustrated).
R. Henkes, Eight American Women Painters, New York, 1977, p. 46, no. 59 (illustrated).
B. Cavaliere, “An Interview with Lee Krasner,” Flash Art, January-February 1980, p. 15 (illustrated).
C. S. Rubinstein, American Women Artists, New York, 1982, p. 274 (titled Lotos).
R. Mathew, “Lee Krasner: A Record on Canvas,” Art/World, vol. 9, no. 4, January-February 1985, p. 2.
E. G. Landau, Lee Krasner: A Catalogue Raisonné, New York, 1995, p. 268, no. 544 (illustrated).
Exhibited
New York, Marlborough Gallery Inc, Lee Krasner: Recent Paintings, April-May 1973, pp. 6 and 18-19, no. 8 (illustrated).
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, 1973 Biennial Exhibition: Contemporary American Art, January-March 1973, pp. 12 and 45 (illustrated; titled Untitled).
Philadelphia College of Art, Seventies Painting, April-May 1978, pp. 29 and 39, no. 9 (illustrated).
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Norfolk, Chrysler Museum; Phoenix Art Museum and New York, Museum of Modern Art, Lee Krasner: A Retrospective, October 1983-February 1985, pp. 145 and 148, fig. 146 (illustrated).
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, 1973 Biennial Exhibition: Contemporary American Art, January-March 1973, pp. 12 and 45 (illustrated; titled Untitled).
Philadelphia College of Art, Seventies Painting, April-May 1978, pp. 29 and 39, no. 9 (illustrated).
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Norfolk, Chrysler Museum; Phoenix Art Museum and New York, Museum of Modern Art, Lee Krasner: A Retrospective, October 1983-February 1985, pp. 145 and 148, fig. 146 (illustrated).
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