Lot 2
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Anne Ryan

Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 USD
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Description

  • Anne Ryan
  • Untitled (#591)
  • signed  A Ryan (lower right); signed A. Ryan, titled #591, and dated 1951 (on the original backing)
  • mixed media collage with linen, paper and metallic paint on heavy paper
  • 6 5/8 by 5 1/4 inches
  • (16.8 by 13.4 cm)

Provenance

Elizabeth McFadden, New York (the artist's daughter)
Joan Washburn Gallery, New York
Sam Miller, Newark (director of the Newark Museum) 

Condition

Mixed media collage with linen, paper and metallic paint on heavy paper. In generally good condition; clearly, work has been well-preserved under glass. The edges are starting to curl and are deckled. There is a stain along the upper edge of the backing paper. Work is hinged to backing board by two pieces of cloth tape at the upper edge.
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