Lot 140
  • 140

Grace Hartigan, The Suitor

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
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Description

  • Grace Hartigan
  • The Suitor
  • signed and dated '67; signed, titled and dated '67 on the stretcher
  • oil on canvas
  • 51 by 75 1/8 in. 129.5 by 190.8 cm.

Provenance

ACA Galleries, New York (acquired directly from the artist)
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Exhibited

New York, Ace Galleries; Youngstown, Ohio, The Butler Institute of American Art; Albany, Sage College, Opalka Gallery, Grace Hartigan: A Survey of Six Decades, March - October 2008

Condition

This work is in good condition overall. The canvas is unlined. There is light wear and a few scattered hairline cracks along the extreme turning edges. There is evidence of hairline pigment separation, most noticeable in the upper quadrant of the canvas. There is evidence of a stretcher impression along the top edge. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Framed.
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