Lot 123
  • 123

David Smith

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • David Smith
  • Untitled
  • oil on masonite
  • 22 1/8 by 6 1/2 in. 56.2 by 16.5 cm.
  • Executed in 1957.

Provenance

The Estate of David Smith, New York
Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles
Private Collection

Exhibited

Los Angeles, Margo Leavin Gallery, Small Paintings 1954-1958, February - March 2008, p. 35, illustrated in color

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of light wear and handling at the edges. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration.
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