Lot 200
  • 200

Ernest Briggs

Estimate
50,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description

  • Ernest Briggs
  • Untitled
  • signed and dated May 59 on the reverse
  • oil on canvas

  • 84 by 70 in.
  • 213.4 by 177.8 cm

Provenance

Anita Shapolsky Gallery, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Condition

This work is in good condition. There is evidence of stable cracks to the thicker areas of the impasto. There is evidence of uneven varnish troughout the composition. Could benefit from re-stretching. CARDBOARD RESIDUE IN THE CENTER OF THE WORK. NEEDS UV.
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