- 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
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.
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