Nov 17, 2022 - Sale 2622

Sale 2622 - Lot 171

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
WILLIAM H. ALPERT
Two acrylics on canvas.

Untitled (Purple Square. 460x460 mm; 18x18 inches. Signed with the artist's cipher and with the signature ink stamp, verso * Untitled (Orange Square). 485x482 mm; 19x19 inches. With the artist's signature ink stamp, verso.

"Bill" Alpert (1934-2015) was an abstract painter who also worked on wood constructions starting in the 1970s. After receiving his MFA from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1965, Alpert began to exhibit locally and in New York. His work was often experimental, as he tried different pigment formulations and drying methods. Alpert secluded himself from the art world in the late 1980s, shunning the commercial galleries, and instead taught painting at the Cooper-Union School of Art in New York.

Provenance: Private collection, New Jersey.