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Franz Kline — Study for Untitled and Study for Sabro [Double-Sided
Franz Kline — Study for Untitled and Study for Sabro [Double-Sided
Franz Kline

Study for Untitled and Study for Sabro [Double-Sided

1957

This abstract study presents bold, gestural black marks and strokes applied to paper with expressive immediacy. The composition features overlapping vertical and diagonal lines that create a sense of dynamic movement and spatial tension. The high contrast between the dark pigment and light paper ground emphasizes the artist's gestural technique, while the composition suggests architectural or industrial forms rendered through pure abstraction. The work exemplifies mid twentieth century abstract expressionism through its emphasis on the act of mark making itself rather than representational imagery.

Medium
oil and ink on paper
Overall

Notes

Contemporary Day Auction, Sotheby's, sale on 2026-05-15.

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Contemporary Day Auction

May 15, 2026

Estimate: $600,000$800,000

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Franz Kline, Study for Untitled and Study for Sabro [Double-Sided, 1957

This abstract study presents bold, gestural black marks and strokes applied to paper with expressive immediacy. The composition features overlapping vertical and diagonal lines that create a sense of dynamic movement and spatial tension. The high contrast between the dark pigment and light paper ground emphasizes the artist's gestural technique, while the composition suggests architectural or industrial forms rendered through pure abstraction. The work exemplifies mid twentieth century abstract expressionism through its emphasis on the act of mark making itself rather than representational imagery.

Medium
oil and ink on paper
Dimensions
overall: 21.6 x 27.9 cm
Year
1957
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Dynamic Composition, Avant Garde, Gestural Marks, Mid Century Modern, Modern American Art, Modernist Study, Architectural Forms, 1950s Art, Abstract Expressionism, Black And White, Study Drawing, Action Painting, Gestural Abstraction, Abstract Lines, Abstract Forms, Oil And Ink, Expressionist Marks, Compositional Study, Industrial Influence, Paper Study

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Collected by

Paul McNally , Alex Capecelatro