Various Artists

(20th Century)

For Meyer Schapiro (complete portfolio of 12 prints, in original case), 1973-1974

each signed and numbered 84/100 in pencil with the exception of Warhol which is in ball point pen verso

largest 38 3/4 × 27 1/4 inches

Includes:

Backwash (Ressac) by Stanley William Hayter;

Target by Jasper Johns;

Green Curve with Radius of 20' by Ellsworth Kelly;

Untitled by Alexander Liberman;

Untitled by Roy Lichtenstein;

Ariadne's Clew (Le Fil d'Ariane) by André Masson;

Tallith for Meyer Shapiro by Robert Motherwell;

Three Hats by Claes Oldenburg;

Noname (Elephant) by Robert Rauschenberg;

Untitled by Saul Steinberg;

Tetuan III by Frank Stella;

Untitled 12 by Andy Warhol

Provenance:

Sotheby's New York; Prints: April 30 - May 1, 2004, lot 432

Acquired from the above by the present owner

Exhibited:

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Haggerty Museum of Art, For Meyer Schapiro: Portfolio of 12 Works, From the estate of Michael J. Black, October 7, 2005 - January 8, 2006

Lot notes:

A largely unsung hero of the art world, Meyer Schapiro (1904-1996), a lifelong professor at Columbia University, was a titan of thought during a period that was in need of scholars to direct the conversation around abstraction and its role in the present and future of art history. His influence in the New York art scene during his lifetime is incalculable. He helped to launch the careers of Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning and codified the importance of Abstract Expressionism and Abstraction in general at a time when it was struggling for acceptance. The portfolio presented here was published in 1974 by the The Committee to Endow a Chair in Honor of Meyer Schapiro at Columbia University, New York. Each of the now iconic artists in this portfolio were in some way influenced by Schapiro’s thought and influence early in their careers.

Box: 42 1/2 x 47 x 2 inches.
Largest Sheet: 41 1/4 x 29 1/4 inches.

Portfolio: 42 1/2 x 47 x 2 inches.
Largest Sheet: 41 1/4 x 29 1/4 inches.
Some sheets with hinge remnants to upper edge recto; some with toning and discoloration to margin edges; several with rippling to upper and lower sheet edges; handling creases, some with instances of surface dirt; scuffs visible in raking light to black ink on Lichtenstein; tear repaired with tape on recto and stain visible lower right verso to Rauschenberg. Please request additional images.

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For Meyer Schapiro (complete portfolio of 12 prints, in original case), 1973-1974

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For Meyer Schapiro (complete portfolio of 12 prints, in original case), 1973-1974

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