Lot 72
  • 72

Mané-Katz

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Mané-Katz
  • Mother and Child
  • signed Mané-Katz and dated 34 (upper right) 
  • oil on canvas
  • 18 1/8 by 21 1/8 in.
  • 46 by 53.6 cm
  • Painted in 1934.

Provenance

Private Collection, New York
Thence by descent

Condition

Oil on canvas, not lined. Surface in generally good condition, colors are vibrant and fresh. There is a pinhole visible in the lower left corner. There is some very slight bumping in the canvas at the upper right hand corner. A few minor points of loss visible in areas of thickly applied pigment, primarily in the figure's headdress. A few areas of fine craquelure. Under UV light: No apparent inpainting visible. In overall good condition.
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