Agnes Martin

Robert Elkon Gallery, New York
Mr. Stanley G. Mortimer III, New York
Christie's, New York, November 2, 1984, Lot 307
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Institute of Contemporary Art, Agnes Martin, January - March 1973, no. 37

This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of very fine hairline cracking most noticeable in the outer margins of the centralized design primarily in the upper left and lower right corners. There are linear ground cracks in the following locations within the design: a ¾ in. linear ground crack located 3 ¼ - 3 7/8 in. from the right edge and 3 5/8 – 4 in. from the bottom edge, a ¼ in. diagonal ground crack in the center and a ½ in. diagonal ground crack 5 ¼ - 5 ¾ in. from the bottom edge and 2 ¼ - 2 ½ in. from the left edge. Under Ultraviolet light there are no apparent restorations. This canvas is on a keyed stretcher and framed in a metal strip frame.
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