Lot 61
  • 61

James Brooks

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • James Brooks
  • Ingie 1957
  • signed; signed, titled and dated 1957 on the reverse
  • oil on canvas
  • 25 by 27 1/8 in. 63.5 by 68.9 cm.

Provenance

B.C. Holland, Inc., Chicago
Private Collection, Chicago
Sotheby's, New York, 19 February 1988, Lot 30
Private Collection, Los Angeles
Private Collection, New York
Marilyn Pearl Gallery, New York
Private Collection, Michigan

Condition

This work is in good condition overall. The canvas is unlined. There are areas of stable, hairline craquelure to the thicker areas of pigment. There are a few areas of pinpoint pigment loss to the upper right quadrant, particularly in the darker red pigment. Under Ultraviolet inspection, there is no apparent evidence of restoration. Framed.
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