Lot 151
  • 151

Paul Jenkins

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • Paul Jenkins
  • Eyes of the Dove: Magic Langoustine
  • signed; signed, titled and dated New York 1959 on the reverse
  • acrylic on canvas
  • 30 by 40 in. 76.2 by 101.6 cm.

Provenance

Arthur Tooth & Sons, Ltd., London
Acquired by the present owner from the above in March 1960

Literature

Albert Elsen, Paul Jenkins, New York, 1974, pl. 43, n.p., illustrated

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. The turning edges of the canvas are covered with adhesive tape. There is some fine scattered craquelure to the pigment, primarily in the center of the composition. Under Ultraviolet light inspection there is no evidence of restoration. Framed.
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