In a 1963 letter to Martin Friedman, Samuel Kootz discusses Adolph Gottlieb’s painting “Frozen

In a 1963 letter to Martin Friedman, Samuel Kootz discusses Adolph Gottlieb’s painting “Frozen Sounds,” (1951) which was exhibited at Kootz Gallery in 1952. The work is now on view as part of the exhibition “Dealer’s Choice: The Samuel Kootz Gallery 1945-1966” at the Fralin Museum of Art​ in Virginia.From the letter:“When Gottlieb made the first picture that was his exit from the pictograph–the painting called ‘Frozen Sounds’– I purchased the picture for my own collection (and made a gift of it to the Whitney Museum several years ago.) I was so impressed with 'Frozen Sounds’ that I gave it back to Gottlieb, and suggested to him that he build an entire show around this theme. Out of it came the Imaginary Landscapes, one of the best shows that Gottlieb has ever done, and out of which came his present 'Blast’ paintings. In these, you immediately see Gottlieb’s new feeling for color and his freedom in the use of it, thus at last bearing out my feeling that it was inevitable." "Frozen Sounds”1951Oil on canvas36 x 48" -- source link

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