Lot 27
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Zanne Hochberg (American, 1931-2001). Reclining Nude - acrylic and pastel on canvas, 1972. Signed and dated at bottom center. A mesmerizing painting by postwar Abstract Expressionist Zanne Hochberg that was exhibited at her retrospective exhibition at the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts titled "Zanne Hochberg: The Art of Our Time" in 2011. The composition features a reclining female nude with arms raised behind her head and legs bent at the knees, all delineated in Hochberg's signature abstract style, blending spontaneous gestural brushstrokes with lyrical washes of color. Rick Bretell, Director of the Dallas Museum of Art, drew parallels between Hochberg's work and that of Joan Mitchell, Helen Frankenthaler, and Lee Krasner in a 2016 review. These comparisons are not surprising given the immediacy of Hochberg's gestural manner and her colorful soak and stain passages. This said, Hochberg's style is distinctly her own. What's more, she was among a generation of artists that expanded Abstract Expressionism beyond New York. Size: 20" L x 20" W (50.8 cm x 50.8 cm) Size: 24" L x 24" W (61 cm x 61 cm)
Artist Biographical Statement: "Zanne Hochberg was born Zanne Lee Rosenthal on July 11, 1931 in Rochester, New York. As a child, she studied art at the Rochester Memorial Gallery, piano at the Eastman School, and took ballet lessons with a former ballerina from the Metropolitan Ballet Company. Her deepest love was for the visual arts which she pursued vigorously throughout her life. Zanne Hochberg earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in painting from the University of Florida in Gainsville in 1953. After spending several years working in interior design and art related businesses in New York and Denver she moved to Dallas in 1958 and continued her painting career. In 1974, Zanne Hochberg received a Master of Fine Arts from Southern Methodist University. She resided in Dallas as a working artist until her death in 2001." ("Zanne Hochberg: The Art of Our time" catalogue, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, 2011)
Hochberg's work has been collected by the Dallas Museum of Art, the Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas, and the Austin Museum of Art among others. Her long career was recognized with a solo retrospective exhibition at the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts titled "Zanne Hochberg: The Art of Our Time" in 2011.
Provenance: private Claudia Hochberg collection, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA; Claudia Hochberg is Zanne Hochberg's daughter.
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- Condition: Signed and dated at bottom center. Overall very good save minute spots on the canvas (most visible on the verso) resulting from a natural process that occurs when there is iron oxide in pigments. "Claudia Hochberg Private Collection for Zanne's 70 year retrospective" handwritten on gallery paper on verso of the piece. Some tears to gallery paper on verso. Mounted in custom frame; frame has slight scuffs but is otherwise very nice and fit with a suspension wire.
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