Adolph Gottlieb American Abstract Oil on Canvas – March 28, 2019
Oil on canvas, newly framed. Featuring an abstract composition. Signed Adolph Gottlieb (1903-1974, American) on the lower right corner. 39.5 x 47.5 cm (15.5 x 18.7 inches) PROVENANCE: Southern Ontario estate
Click Here to view Lot #216 – Adolph Gottlieb American Abstract Oil on Canvas – March 28, 2019
Adolph Gottlieb
Adolph Gottlieb (1903-1974) was a prominent American painter and member of the first generation of Abstract Expressionists. Characterized by an idiosyncratic use of abstraction that utilized pictographs and mythological symbols. His works achieved an emotional intensity through both color and line. “Today when our aspirations have been reduced to a desperate attempt to escape from evil, and times are out of joint, our obsessive, subterranean and pictographic images are the expression of the neurosis which is our reality,” he once reflected. “To my mind certain so-called abstraction is not abstraction at all. On the contrary, it is the realism of our time.”
He was born on March 14, 1904, in New York, NY. Gottlieb studied from 1920 until 1921 at the Art Students League of New York. As a result, a milieu of painters that included Mark Rothko and Lou Schanker, Gottlieb like Rothko began producing works which were influenced by the stylized figuration of Milton Avery.
Interested in Surrealism, Gottlieb’s work became more abstract as it incorporated ideas such as automatic drawing and the psychological theories of Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung into his practice. By the 1960s, he began producing some of his most famous works, collectively known as the Burst Paintings. The common motif of these works is a sun-like orb hovering above calligraphic marks. The artist died on March 4, 1974 in New York, NY, and in accordance to his wishes, the Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation was formed in 1976, offering grants to visual artists.
Today, his works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate Gallery in London, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, and the Reina Sofia National Museum in Madrid, among others.
Auction Overview
Richmond Hill, ON – 432 fresh to market items will be available to the discerning buyers and collectors in 888 Auctions’ March 28th auction featuring the finest in MODERN ART, FINE PAINTINGS & ASIAN ANTIQUES 2019-03-28. Taking place in the afternoon at 2 PM (EST), bidders will be competing against one another over a variety of items on display.
Visit the auction at 888 Auctions during the public viewing period:
Monday, March 25: 10AM-5PM
Tuesday, March 26: 10AM-5PM
Wednesday, March 27: 10AM-5PM
Thursday, March 28: 10AM-1PM
888 Auctions continues to accept consignments on a rolling basis. Auctions take place regularly every other Thursday at the auction house. Therefore, there are plenty of opportunities to sell rare and fresh-to-market items at 888 Auctions.
Use the Auction Valuator to find items and current market trends for artists and antiques
You can find values of any art or antique by using the Auction Valuator tool. Even more so, the tool will enable the user to find comparably similar items and help to decipher if any are coming up for auction. You can also obtain valuations by contacting the auctioneers at 905-763-7201 or at [email protected].