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Inv. n°: CL883

Seated Figure

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with corrections by Hans Hofmann. Abstract Expressionism.

Unframed : h. 63.5 x w. 48.26 cm ; framed : 83,5 x 68 x 4 cm
1937
Charcoal on paper

Provenance

  • The Artist and her estate, Until 2001
  • Mark Borghi Fine Art, New York, Until 2010
  • Private collection, Until 2020
  • Acquired at Mark Borghi, New York, 01/01/2020

Publications

  • E. Landau and C. Cerruschi (ed.), Pollock Matters, McMullen Museum of Art, Boston, 2007, p. 11, fig. 5
  • S. Cascone, "At Art Miami, Mark Borghi Celebrates Women Artists Who Broke the Rules", Artnet - News, December 8, 2017 12:00 AM, [On-line]. Available at: https://news.artnet.com/market/mark-borghi-celebrates-women-artists-breaking-the-rules-at-art-miami-1171250
  • E. Landau (ed.), "What a Picture Should Mean': Lee Krasner; Hans Hofmann and the Role of Drawing in Modernism", Lee Krasner Charcoals, Kasmin Gallery, New York, 2019, pp. 4-21, pp. 74-75, p. 15, illustrated full page: fig. 17, p. 17
  • E. Landau; P. Braff; S. Kraskin; M. Zakian and G. Nickson (ed.), Mercedes Matter, MB Art Publishing Co., New York, 2020, p. 29, no. 32
  • "Restoration Conversations: Women Artists and the Abstract Revolution", The Florentine You Tube, April 21, 2021 12:00 AM, [On-line]. Available at: https://youtu.be/tgdWylCx1Uk, 0:03
  • H. Farrell, "In the Gallery at Home with Christian and Florence Levett", The Florentine, Italy, May 1, 2021, no. 278, p. 21
  • H. Farrell & L. Falcone, "At Home with Christian and Florence Levett: Collecting Art and Women's Abstract Expressionism", The Florentine.net, May 5, 2021 12:00 AM, [On-line]. Available at: https://www.theflorentine.net/2021/05/05/at-home-gallery-christian-florence-levett/
  • S. Moore, "Amercian Expressed", Apollo The International Art Magazine, October 1, 2021, pp. 63 and 66
  • R. Leung, "From 4th-Century Greek Vases to Female Abstract Expressionism", Larry's List, 01/01/2022, [On-line]. Available at: https://www.larryslist.com/artmarket/the-talks/from-4th-century-greek-vases-to-female-abstract-expressionism/
  • Ellen G. Landau & Joan M. Marter, Abstract Expressionists: The Women, London, 2023, p. 21 (fig. 12), p. 241

Exhibitions

  • Pollock Matters, McMullen Museum of Art, Boston, USA, December 20, 2007 12:00 AM — March 20, 2008 12:00 AM
  • Pollock Matters, Everson Museum of Art, New York, USA, December 20, 2007 12:00 AM — March 20, 2008 12:00 AM
  • Mercedes Matter: A Retrospective Exhibition, Mishkin Gallery, Baruch College, New York, USA, October 29, 2009 12:00 AM — December 14, 2009 12:00 AM
  • Mercedes Matter: A Retrospective Exhibition, Weisman Gallery, Pepperdine University, Malibu, USA, January 23, 2010 12:00 AM — April 4, 2010 12:00 AM
  • Mercedes Matter: A Retrospective Exhibition, The Guild Hall, New York, USA, June 18, 2010 12:00 AM — August 1, 2010 12:00 AM
  • Mercedes Matter: A Retrospective Exhibition, The Figge Art Museum, Davenport, USA, September 4, 2010 12:00 AM — January 4, 2011 12:00 AM
  • Coup de Crayon, Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, January 20, 2023 12:00 AM — April 2, 2023 12:00 AM
  • FAMM (Femmes Artistes du Musée de Mougins), Mougins, France, from May 2026 to present day

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