Lot 37
Lot 37
Pine Construction

H. C. WESTERMANN (1922-1981)

Price Realised USD 35,000
Estimate
USD 18,000 - USD 25,000
Closed: 8 Mar 2016
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Pine Construction

H. C. WESTERMANN (1922-1981)

Price Realised USD 35,000
Closed: 8 Mar 2016
Price Realised USD 35,000
Closed: 8 Mar 2016
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THE COLLECTION OF MARY AND ROY CULLEN

H. C. WESTERMANN (1922-1981)
Pine Construction
titled, inscribed and dated 'Pine Construction H. C. Westermann 1976' (on plaque beneath the base)
pine with linseed oil finish
22 ½ x 12 ½ x 11 ¾ in. (57.1 x 31.7 x 29.8 cm.)
Executed in 1976.

PROVENANCE
Allan Frumkin Gallery, Chicago
Collection of Dorothy and Alan Press, Chicago, acquired from the above
John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1999

EXHIBITED
Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art; Washington, D.C., Hirshhorn Museum; Los Angeles, Museum of Contemporary Art; Houston, The Menil Collection, H.C. Westermann, June 2001-January 2003.

Literature:
M. Rooks and L. Warren, eds., H.C. Westermann: Exhibition Catalogue and Catalogue Raisonné of Objects, exh. cat., Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art, 2001, pp. 157 and 194 (illustrated).
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