Lot 55
American (1915-1991)
In Bed (1952)
Medium
gouache, charcoal, and ink on Strathmore paper
Dimensions
sheet: 14 1/8 x 11 3/16 inches
Signature
initialed R.M. lower right in pencil
Additional Info
dedicated to Jane Kootz in December 1952. A very similar piece was offered by Christie's in 2009

Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000

Price Realized: $5,000
Includes buyer's premium

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About this Lot
Description
with poem by Henri Michaux
Frame Information
frame dimensions: 15 1/2 x 12 1/2 x 1 inches, acrylic glazed frame
Provenance
from the Collection of Joyce Kootz widow of renowned gallerist Sam Kootz
Artist's stamp verso
Condition
overall very good condition, some smudging and fingerprints to lower right (Artist's Process), slight mat burn along edges of paper
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Joyce Kootz

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Dr. Joyce Lowinson M.D. is a pioneer in the treatment of opioid addiction and the founding director of Albert Einstein College of Medicine's Division of Substance Abuse. Also known as Joyce Kootz, her husband, the late Samuel M. Kootz, was a New York City art dealer and author whose gallery was one of the first to champion Abstract Expressionist Art. During Samuel M. Kootz's career, he bought paintings directly from Picasso and exhibited work by Georges Braque, Fernand Léger, James Brooks, Giorgio Cavallon, Arshile Gorky, David Hare, Hans Hofmann, Ibram Lassaw, Herbert Ferber, Raymond Parker, William Ronald, Tony Rosenthal, Conrad Marca-Relli, Georges Mathieu, Emil Schumacher, Pierre Soulages, Kumi Sugaï, Zao Wou Ki, and others.