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Vivian Springford
Martinique Series
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- HK$700,000 - 900,000€84,800 - 109,000$89,700 - 115,000
HK$889,000
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acrylic on canvas
signed titled and dated 'Vivian Springford "Martinique Series" 1972-73' on the reverse
218.5 x 224.9 cm. (86 x 88 1/2 in.)
Painted in 1972-1973.
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Vivian Springford
AmericanVivian Springford (b. 1913-2003) is associated with the Abstract Expressionist and Color Field movements of the 1950s-1970s in the United States. Springford retreated from public life in the 1980s as she lost her eyesight due to macular degeneration. Springford shared a studio with Chinese-American artist and poet Walasse Ting for nearly 10 years, and she would credit him with introducing her to Chinese calligraphy —a major influence on her early work. Her abstract style transformed over her career from gestural drip paintings to canvases stained with watery pools of color that call to mind fellow AbEx artists like Helen Frankenthaler and Morris Louis.
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