Joseph Konopka

(New York/New Jersey, Born 1932)

Top of the World Trade Center #2, with views of the United States Court House and the Municipal Building of New York, 1979, signed verso "Joseph Konopka", dated, inscribed with title, and stamped, acrylic on canvas, 71-1/4 x 66 in.; original gray frame, 73-1/8 x 67-3/4 in.

Provenance: Capricorn Galleries, Bethesda, Maryland, purchased in 1980 for $3,000 (accompanied by consigner's notes, postcard, and a photograph ); Jerry and Deena Kaplan Collection of Modern Art and Crafts

Note: The lot is accompanied by a letter from the artist dated Jan 11, 1981 identifying the buildings represented in the painting.
Condition Report: scuff lower right corner, original stretcher and tacking edge