Vivian Springford - Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session New York Wednesday, May 15, 2024 | Phillips

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  • Description

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  • Provenance

    Estate of the Artist
    Private Collection (acquired from the above)
    Christie's, New York, December 3, 2020, lot 237
    Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

  • Artist Biography

    Vivian Springford

    Vivian Springford (b. 1913-2003) is associated with the Abstract Expressionist and Color Field movements of the 1950s-1970s in the United States. Springford retreated from public life in the 1980s as she lost her eyesight due to macular degeneration. Springford shared a studio with Chinese-American artist and poet Walasse Ting for nearly 10 years, and she would credit him with introducing her to Chinese calligraphy —a major influence on her early work. Her abstract style transformed over her career from gestural drip paintings to canvases stained with watery pools of color that call to mind fellow AbEx artists like Helen Frankenthaler and Morris Louis.

     
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Untitled (VSF 347)

partially titled "VSF 347" on the reverse; stamped twice with the Estate of Vivian Springford stamp on the reverse and once on the overlap
acrylic on canvas
89 1/2 x 88 1/2 in. (227.3 x 224.8 cm)
Painted circa 1975.

Estimate
$70,000 - 100,000 

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Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session

New York Auction 15 May 2024