Provenance
Estate of the Artist
Private Collection, New York (acquired from the above in January 2010)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Artist Biography
Vivian Springford
Vivian 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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Vivian Springford

Untitled (VSF293)

inscribed "VSF293" on the reverse
acrylic on canvas
27 x 24 1/4 in. (68.6 x 61.6 cm)
Painted in the 1970s.

Estimate
$20,000 - 30,000

Sold for $25,400

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New York Auction 27 September 2023