Lot 266
  • 266

DAVID SMITH | Untitled

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • David Smith
  • Untitled
  • signed and dated 10/24/54 
  • tempera and ink on paper
  • 19 7/8 by 25 3/4 in. 50.4 by 64.4 cm.

Provenance

Anthony d'Offay, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Exhibited

London, Anthony d'Offay Gallery, David Smith: Drawings of the Fifties, July - August 1988, cat. no. 15, illustrated in color 

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. There is a slight undulation to the sheet, inherent to the artist’s working method. The top, left and right edges are deckled. There are several artist’s pinholes at the top corners. The colors are bright, fresh and clean. There are also very minor and unobtrusive creases in the lower right corner. There is an incidence of loss in the upper left corner. The sheet is hinged verso to the mat at each corner. Framed under Plexiglas.
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