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Mordecai Ardon
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Mordecai Ardon
- Self-Portrait
- Signed Mordecai (upper left)
- Oil on canvas
- 45 1/2 by 35 in.
- 115.6 by 88.9 cm
- Painted circa 1934.
Provenance
Mr. Chascel Bronstein (the artist's brother)
Ms. Ellen Bronstein, Rio de Janeiro (daughter of the above)
Thence by descent to the present owner
Ms. Ellen Bronstein, Rio de Janeiro (daughter of the above)
Thence by descent to the present owner
Literature
Michele Vishny, Mordecai Ardon, New York, 1974, no. 15, listed p. 222
Condition
Oil on canvas, not lined. Canvas is slightly slack on the stretcher. Surface in fair condition, aside from a thin, fine web of stabilized craquelure and pigment separation visible throughout the canvas. Some small, scattered areas of loss visible in the lower right quadrant and upper right. Under UV light: inpainting associated with the craquelure and some other areas scattered and an uneven varnish visible.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.