Lot 129
  • 129

Gilette Elvgren

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description

  • Gilette Elvgren
  • Sitting Pretty
  • signed Elvgren (lower right)
  • oil on canvas
  • 30 by 24 inches
  • (76.2 by 61 cm)
  • Painted in 1953.

Provenance

Sale: Heritage Auction Galleries, Dallas, October 15, 2008, lot 88106
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Literature

Charles G. Martignette and Louis K. Meisel, Gil Elvgren: All His Glamorous American Pin-Ups, 1999, no. 291, p. 127, illustrated

Condition

Canvas is not lined. SURFACE: In good condition; minor scattered cracking and two small points of impact crackle in the lower center of the canvas; excellent color retention. UNDER UV: A few small spots of inpainting and a repaired 7 inch intermittent scratch to the surface running diagonally across the lower right quadrant.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

Catalogue Note


Lot 129 is illustrated as a frontispiece to this catalogue