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    Contemporary Art - Part II

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    8 May 1997

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    Lot 184

    Morris Louis (1912-1962)

    Janus

    Price realised

    USD 46,000

    Estimate

    USD 50,000 - USD 70,000

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    Morris Louis (1912-1962)
    Janus
    signed, titled and dated '"JANUS" M Louis 1960' on the reverse--signed, titled and dated again 'Morris Louis "JANUS" 1960' on the stretcher
    acrylic on canvas
    78½ x 106½in. (199.5 x 270.5cm.)

    Provenance

    André Emmerich Gallery, New York. Galerie André Emmerich, Zurich.
    Galeria Théo, Madrid.

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    Literature and exhibited

    Literature

    D. Upright, Morris Louis: The Complete Paintings, New York 1985, p. 159, no. 296 (illustrated).


    Exhibited

    Washington, D. C., National Gallery of Art, Morris Louis: Major Themes and Variations, Sept. 1976-Jan. 1977, no. 6 (illustrated). New York, André Emmerich Gallery, Morris Louis: The Solid Columns, Dec. 1979-Jan. 1980 (illustrated).
    Washington, D. C., The Fendrick Gallery, The Washington Color School Revisited-The Sixties, Sept.-Oct. 1980 (illustrated).
    Zurich, Galerie André Emmerich, Morris Louis Column Paintings 1960, March-Apr. 1981.


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