868. William Baziotes (American, 1912-1963), "Abstract Composition", c. 1950; oil/canvas, 36" x 30", signed , label verso from Crane Kalman Galleries, accompanied by a letter from Ethel Baziotes, stating that this work is by William. Important American modernist. He studied at the National Academy of Design, and exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, University of Iowa, and the Whitney Museum. His work is in the collections of Washington University (St Louis), Metropolitan Museum, and the Art of this Century, N.Y. 20,000-30,000