Live Auction 18549Post-War to Present
Pat Steir (b. 1940)
Lot 271

Pat Steir (b. 1940)

Autumn—The Wave After Courbet as Though Painted by Turner Influenced by the Chinese

Closed5 March 2020

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Pat Steir (b. 1940)
Autumn—The Wave After Courbet as Though Painted by Turner Influenced by the Chinese
signed with the artist's initials and dated 'PS 86' (on the reverse)
oil on linen
82 ¾ x 178 in. (210 x 452 cm.)
Painted in 1986.

Galerie Eric Franck, Geneva, acquired directly from the artist
Private collection, London

Specialist note


“I wanted my paintings to have—or even be about—an awareness of origins, of history.”
— Pat Steir