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Joseph MeertCity Scape Abstract Expressionist Composition -Jackson Pollack Friend1948
1948
$9,500
£7,295.09
€8,368.61
CA$13,348.61
A$14,949.61
CHF 7,800.46
MX$182,603.01
NOK 99,244.54
SEK 93,549.88
DKK 62,453.94
About the Item
The fame, notoriety, and monetary value of an artist's work in today's market are not based on one's talent and vision. Factors such as marketing and media momentum play a defining role. Such is the case of Joseph Meert. The work in question is titled " Lone Tower" 1948. It was conceived and executed by overlooked and underrated visionary modernist/abstract expressionist artist Joseph Meert a student of Thomas Hart Benton and a close friend of Jackson Pollack. He was doing abstract work in the heyday of abstract expressionism and was widely exhibited in galleries and museums. Today, he is lesser known because the media spotlight is almost exclusively on contemporary artists - many of whom did work similarly to what Meert pioneered 75 years ago. Meert may have saved Jackson Pollock's life. On a sub-zero winter night in 1943 or 1944, Pollack visited Meert at his New York / Cooper Square apartment; however, Pollock passed out drunk in a snowdrift and would have frozen to death if Meert had not discovered him. Signed and dated 1948 lower right, Signed on verso, Joseph Meert, 10 Cooper Square, Title - " Lone Tower, Medius Gouache, $45. Unframed on thin boardColor will vary with different lighting.
- Creator:Joseph Meert (1905 - 1990, American, Belgian)
- Creation Year:1948
- Dimensions:Height: 20 in (50.8 cm)Width: 24 in (60.96 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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- Condition:some slight fading. Extreme corners have some minor issues. on thin board unframed.
- Gallery Location:Miami, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU385313117172
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