Lot 34
  • 34

Nahum Gutman

Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Nahum Gutman
  • Hills of Jerusalem
  • signed N. Gutman and in Hebrew and dated 49 (lower left)
  • watercolor on paper
  • 19 5/8 by 24 1/2 in.
  • 50 by 62.2 cm.
  • Executed in 1949.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist in Israel by the father of the present owner
Thence by descent

Condition

This work is in overall very good condition. The sheet has been laid down to a paper board. The edges of the sheet are slightly deckeled and there is a minor 1/4 inch vertical tear at the top center edge. There is a 1/2 inch band around all 4 edges of slight discoloration to the sheet possibly due to prior matting. Framed under glass.
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