Post War & Contemporary Art 
14 September 2022
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Post War & Contemporary Art 
Betty Parsons, Three Reds - Image 1 of 4
Betty Parsons, Three Reds - Image 2 of 4
Betty Parsons, Three Reds - Image 3 of 4
Betty Parsons, Three Reds - Image 4 of 4
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Betty Parsons 1900–1982

Three Reds

1974
painted wood and nails 31 h × 16¾ w × 2¼ d in (79 × 43 × 6 cm)
estimate: $10,000–15,000
result: $48,750
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Signed, titled and dated to verso 'Three Reds 74 Betty Parsons'.
provenance: The Artist | Acquired from the previous in 1974 by LeiLani Verdesca, Dallas | Private Collection

This work will ship from Rago in Lambertville, New Jersey.

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The Inimitable Betty Parsons

American artist, art dealer, and collector Betty Parsons was one of the most influential figures of the American avant-garde movement. Her eponymous gallery in Manhattan launched the careers of countless artists whose names are now synonymous with modern art and Abstract Expressionism, including Jackson Pollock, Ellsworth Kelly, Mark Rothko, and Barnett Newman. In this 1977 interview, just five years before her death, Parsons speaks of her multifaceted life and career, from her own artwork to the thought process that went into choosing the artists she represented.

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