Property from the Collection of Marvin and Florence Gerstin
H. C. Westermann (1922-1981)
Death Ship U.S.S. Franklin Arising from an Oil Slick Sea
Details
H. C. Westermann (1922-1981)
Death Ship U.S.S. Franklin Arising from an Oil Slick Sea
enamel on pine and ebony and metal
10 1/2 x 32 x 7 1/4 in. (26.7 x 81.2 x 18.4 cm.)
Executed in 1976.
Death Ship U.S.S. Franklin Arising from an Oil Slick Sea
enamel on pine and ebony and metal
10 1/2 x 32 x 7 1/4 in. (26.7 x 81.2 x 18.4 cm.)
Executed in 1976.
Provenance
John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1985
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1985
Sale Room Notice
Please note the work is signed, titled, inscribed, numbered and dated "H.C. WESTERMANN 1978 243 / THE DEATH SHIP USS FRANKLIN ARISING FROM AN OIL SLICK SEA / MADE OF PINE & ENAMEL" (on the base)
Brought to you by
Eliza Netter