Lot 135
  • 135

Grace Hartigan

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description

  • Grace Hartigan
  • Untitled
  • signed and dated '59
  • oil on canvas
  • 47 1/8 by 30 in. 119.7 by 76.2 cm.

Provenance

Private Collection (acquired directly from the artist)

Condition

This work is in good condition overall. The canvas is strip lined along the extreme edges. There is fine scattered pigment separation throughout with a few minor associated pigment losses at the edges. There are faint stretcher impressions along the lower and lateral sides of the composition. There are a few faint surface abrasions visible under close inspection. There is some scattered fine craquelure, some of which has been stabilized. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of inpainting. Framed.
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