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The Geri Brawerman Collection: A Tribute to Los Angeles and A Legacy of Giving

Morris Louis

Polaris

Estimate

1,200,000 - 1,800,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

The Geri Brawerman Collection: A Tribute to Los Angeles and A Legacy of Giving

Morris Louis

(1912 - 1962)


Polaris

acrylic on canvas

85 by 51 ¾ in.  215.9 by 131.4 cm.

Executed in 1962.

Estate of the artist

André Emmerich Gallery, New York

Acquired from the above in November 1991 by the present owner

New York, André Emmerich Gallery, Selected Works: From the Gallery's Collection, 1988, pl. 10, illustrated in color (on the cover) and n.p., illustrated in color

Scottsdale, Riva Yares Gallery, Morris Louis: Selected Paintings, 1958-62, 1989, no. 1, illustrated in color (on the cover)

New York, André Emmerich Gallery, The Great Decade: The 1960s, A Selection of Paintings and Sculpture, 1990, n.p., illustrated in color

Diane Upright, Morris Louis: The Complete Paintings: A Catalogue Raisonné, New York, 1985, no. 532 [ML 4-30], p. 181, illustrated in color; p. 234

Diane Upright, ed., Morris Louis, Baltimore, 2015 - ongoing, no. ML 4-30, illustrated in color, online (accessed: 13 October 2025)