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Live Auction

The December 2020 Auctions: Day 2

Fri, Dec 18, 2020 11:00AM EST
Lot 1002

AL HELD (AMERICAN, 1928–2005) ACRYLIC ON CANVAS 1971 H 24" W 24" MO-T-6

Estimate: $20,000 - $40,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $5
$30 $10
$100 $25
$400 $50
$900 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$150,000 $10,000
Signed, dated and annotated "Al Held 71 MO-T6" verso. Frame H 25.5" W 25.25" Provenance: Donald Morris Gallery, Inc., Detroit (with label affixed verso); Estate of Jack Faxon, Michigan Senator and creator of the Michigan Council for the Arts. An important figure in American post-Abstract Expressionism, Al Held is best known for his sharp contours, geometric forms and clarity of vision. Held displayed a distinctive embrace of depth and spatial illusion that defies neat categorization. From the Estate of Jack Faxon, Birmingham, Mi. From the estate of Jack Faxon.