Vivian Springford - 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session New York Wednesday, November 15, 2023 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Almine Rech Gallery, Brussels
    Private Collection
    Acquired from the above by the present owner

  • Exhibited

    New York, Almine Rech Gallery, Vivian Springford, September 12–October 20, 2018, pp. 126, 204 (illustrated)

  • 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 533)

signed "Vivian Springford" on the reverse
acrylic on canvas
48 x 48 in. (121.9 x 121.9 cm)
Executed in 1972.

Estimate
$60,000 - 80,000 

Sold for $69,850

Contact Specialist

Annie Dolan
Specialist, Head of Sale, Morning Session
+1 212 940 1288
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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session

New York Auction 15 November 2023