Furthermore, the bottom edge of the sheet is un-delineated, as Kline paints to the paper’s edge, allowing for drips of paint to fall beyond the border. Yet rather than serve as boundaries, they seem to extend past the confines of the perimeter, pushing the composition outwards beyond its domestic scale.
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Untitled (ZD 240) exemplifies Goldwater’s view – the perimeter is marked on the upper and right edges by swaths of red and white. Lieberman, An American Choice: The Muriel Kallis Collection, New York, 1981, p. In describing Franz Kline’s oeuvre, renowned art critic Robert Goldwater noted in 1967 that the power of these works is “generated from within, by an immense internal unit, a swath or rectangle, a closed shape or a crossed one, that pushes and extends the perimeter until it has sufficient room to take its proper form” (Robert Goldwater, quoted in William S. The sheet itself is entirely painted with an opaque, layered impasto surface, which showcases a boldness not typically likened to works on paper. Kline’s interest in the value of contrast is readily apparent in the present lot – here, deep greens pop against bright reds, vibrant blues are juxtaposed against pinks, and soft yellows are situated against blacks. Untitled (ZD 240) is a stunning example of one of Kline’s earliest experimentations with color, as thick swathes of greens, blues, reds and yellows extend across the composition, while drips of paint trickle down in overlapping forms. Focusing on black and white paintings in the first half of the decade, Kline increasingly re-introduced color into his palette in the mid-1950s and for the remainder of his career. Though he began as a figurative painter, Kline developed his mature style by 1950, creating entirely abstract works devoid of representation. New York artist Franz Kline’s painterly style embodies the speed, action, and immediacy that characterized the Abstract Expressionist movement of the 1940s and 1950s. Kline exhibited with The Greenberg Gallery from Septem– October 27, 1984 Possible Provenance: based on gallery advertisement taped on verso of artwork. I acquired this beauty from the son of a private collector in Los Angeles, who’s father died in 1999 & left him hundreds of mid century artworks. Verso has an art magazine advertisement for the María del Re Gallery, New York & The Greenberg Gallery, St. In good condition except for some scuffs and signs of aging, but overall, a fantastic piece. Franz Kline Mid Century Bold Color Oil on Illustration Board, Signature in middle left.
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