New Synthesis 16, 1981
Acrylic on canvas
47 3/4 x 84 inches,
Framed: 49 1/8 x 85 3/8 inches
Framed: 49 1/8 x 85 3/8 inches
Signed: Jack Roth 81 (verso),
Marked: New Synthesis 16 32304 Roth 81 (verso)
artist
Abstract expressionist Roth, represented by Knoedler & Co., one of the most renowned galleries at that time, taught mathematics at prominent universities and brought an analytical eye to his pictures that reflect a spontaneity and yet a carefully honed understanding of line and form.
provenance
M. Knoedler & Co., NY
Boca Raton Museum of Art, FL., Deaccessioned to benefit the Acquisitions Fund
Hindman Auction, Chicago, 14 December 2021