Lot 298
  • 298

Paul Wonner

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Paul Wonner
  • Still Life with Indian Miniature
  • signed
  • acrylic on canvas
  • 70 by 96 in. 177.8 by 243.8 cm.
  • Executed in 1980.

Provenance

James Corcoran Gallery, Los Angeles
John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco
Butterfield's, New York, October 15, 2002, lot 2071
Private Collection
Christie's, New York, February 28, 2007, lot 258
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of light wear and handling to the edges. There is a network of hairline craquelure along the left edge in the peach-colored paint. There are some horizontal abrasions along the bottom edge and some spots of varnish. There are two spot accretions to the right of the desk lamp. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Framed.
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