(pair) PAUL THEK (American, 1933-1988)
executed in 1975
mixed media on newspaper, 22.5 by 33 in., framed by the artist for the 1980 Venice Biennale group show "Where Are We Going? Art of the '70's", under glass
Backing has been removed, works on on September 1975 newspaper
Reverso: Iolas and Barbara Gladstone, NYC gallery labels, Venice Biennale labels, and Hague shipping label
Prov.: Purchased at the Barbara Gladstone Gallery, NYC in 1983 by the parents of the present owners.
The Whitney Museum, NYC, exhibited Thek's work in 2010, "Paul Thek: Diver, A Retospective" from October 21, 2010 to January 9, 2011
This lot is illus. in Harold Flackenberg/Peter Weibel, ed., Paul Thek, Artist's Artist, pgs. 237 & 599
The pair illustrates Thek's interpretation of the Casper D. Freidrich 1818 painting
"Wanderer above the Sea of Fog" which now resides in the Kunsthalle Museum in Hamburg, Germany. This diptych appears to be part of a series, but were the only 2 ever exhibited and shipped back to the US by Thek for gallery representation. Two other's were sold at Christies' Post War and Contemporary sale November 15, 2012, Lots 650 and 651, and a third is in a private collection in London.
The Thek Estate is represented by Alexander and Bonin Gallery, NYC.
The lower work with two small tears in upper right edge.
Estimate: $30,000 - $50,000
Realized: $41,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 1 : (pair) PAUL THEK (American, 1933-1988)
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