Lot 219
  • 219

Joseph Hirsch 1910-1981

Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 USD
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Description

  • Joseph Hirsch
  • The Couple
  • signed Joseph Hirsch, l.r.
  • oil on canvas
  • 39 3/4 by 29 1/2 in.
  • 101 by 75 cm.

Provenance

Associated American Artists, New York
The Connecticut Valley History Museum, Springfield, Massachusetts
(Sale:  Christie's, New York, September 12, 2006, lot 112, sold by the above)

Condition

Canvas is not lined. SURFACE: in good condition, generally; scattered craquelure in the darker pigments; scattered paint separation in reds of woman's jacket, mostly in area of her chest UNDER ULTRA VIOLET: scattered inpainting to fix paint separation on woman's red coat
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