Pre-Valentine Wonderful Sale
Lot 121:
Description
Keywords: Abstract Expressionism, mid-20th century, postwar American art, modern painting, studio wall art, important contemporary artist
NO RESERVE Jack Tworkov (Biala, Poland 1900–1982 Provincetown, Massachusetts) abstract acrylic painting on board, a dense field of overlapping red and blue brushstrokes with hints of underlying structure. Signed Lower right
Jack Tworkov became an Abstract Expressionist who is known for that style modified with gridlike restraint of forms and low-key color. He was also an art educator. From 1963 to 1969, he was Chair of the Art Department at Yale University. Tworkov was a key figure of the New York School and a founding member of the Eighth Street Club, known for his transition from Cubist and geometric work to a vigorous Abstract Expressionist language.
Estate of Stephanie Fisher; New Orleans. She was a prolific collector of modern contemporary abstract work. In her later years she moved to Bal Harbour Florida where she lived the rest of her years,
Measurement: 16 x 19 in. (40.6 x 48.3 cm.), Frame: 24 x 27 in. (61 x 68.6 cm.) approx
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