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KENNETH NOLAND (1924-2010)
Lot 150 Legacy of Color: The Collection of Nicole Emmerich Teweles

KENNETH NOLAND (1924-2010)

Let Up

Closed12 May 2023

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USD 478,800

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KENNETH NOLAND (1924-2010)
Let Up
signed, titled and dated 'LET UP 1966 Kenneth Noland' (on the reverse)
acrylic on shaped canvas
95 1/2 x 23 1/2 in. (242.6 x 59.7 cm.)
Painted in 1966.

André Emmerich Gallery, New York, 1967
Acquired from the above by the late owner, 1967

Specialist note

"I wanted to have color be the origin of the painting… I was trying to neutralize the layout, the shape, the composition … I wanted to make color the generating force." Kenneth Noland