Lot 13
  • 13

Leon Polk Smith

Estimate
800 - 1,200 USD
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Description

  • Leon Polk Smith
  • Untitled
  • signed and dated 57
  • paper collage mounted on paper
  • Sheet: 13 7/8 by 10 7/8 in. 35.2 by 27.6 cm.
  • Image: 5 1/8 by 2 1/2 in. 13 by 6.4 cm.

Provenance

The Leon Polk Smith Foundation
Washburn Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above in March 2008

Exhibited

New York, Washburn Gallery, Leon Polk Smith: Torn Paper Drawings, 1956-1964, January - March 2008

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. The sheet is hinged intermittently on the reverse to the mat. There is slight undulation to the sheet due to hinging. The top edge of the sheet is deckled. There is pale time staining and very minor scattered pinpoint areas of foxing. Framed under glass.
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