Barkley L. Hendricks

ACA Galleries, Inc., New York
Private Collection, New Jersey (acquired from the above)
Thence by descent to the present owner

Hartford, Wadsworth Atheneum, Connecticut Painters 7 Plus 7 Plus 7, January - March 1983

Vivien Raynor, "Artists Champion Other Artists," New York Times, 30 January 1983, Sec. 23, p. 18, illustrated
Exh. Cat., Durham, Duke University, Nasher Museum of Art (and traveling), Barkley L. Hendricks: Birth of the Cool, February 2008 - April 2010, fig. 4, p. 64, illustrated in color

This work is in very good condition overall. The edges of the canvas are taped. There is evidence of light wear and handling along the edges including some very minor and unobtrusive surface abrasions to the white-gold leaf which appears inherent to the artist’s chosen medium. The colors are bright, fresh and clean. Under very close inspection, several dark inconsistences are visible in the white-gold leaf along the center to lower left edge and a few scattered small drip accretions are visible in the bottom of the figure’s jacket. Under raking light, several areas of stable hairline craquelure are visible in the figure’s black jacket, likely inherent to the artist’s chosen medium and working method. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Framed. Please also note this work has been requested by the Hendricks Estate and Artistic Director Trevor Schoonmaker for the upcoming Triennial exhibition Prospect.4: the Lotus in Spite of the Swamp (Prospect New Orleans), which takes place November 18, 2017 through February 25, 2018.
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"After my first visit to Rome, Italy, I returned with a head full of inspirations besides the icons and gold leaf. The paintings in the Uffizi in Florence were mindblowers. Especially one by Giovanni Moroni. The figure in a black, skin-tight outfit made me see the illusion of form and simplicity in a different light. I realized from that painting that I could handle volume with a minimum of detail and still pull off the desired perception of weight and solidity in a style I had never worked with before."

Barkley L. Hendricks