ALEX KATZ | Ascension

Galerie Klüser, Munich
Private Collection, France
Acquired from the above by the present owner

This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of light wear and handling along the edges. The canvas is slightly loose on its stretcher and there are minor indentations in the lower right and lower left orners. The colors are bright, fresh and clean. There is a very minor and unobtrusive loss 13-inches from the top edge and 16.5-inches from the left edge. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, several small areas along the top edge and a small area behind the subject’s right knee fluoresce darkly. Unframed.
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"Realist painting has to do with leaving out a lot of detail. I think my painting an be a little shocking in all that it leaves out. But what happens is that the mind fills in what's missing...Painting is a way of making you see what I saw."
Alex Katz