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Horace Pippin
Estimate
70,000 - 100,000 USD
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Description
- Horace Pippin
- Cyclamen
- signed H. PIPPIN. (lower right)
- oil on canvasboard
- 7 5/8 by 10 inches
- (19.4 by 25.4 cm)
- Painted in 1941.
Provenance
Carlson Galleries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Downtown Gallery, New York
Mr. and Mrs. Philip J. Wickser, Buffalo, New York
Private collection, Buffalo, New York
By descent to the present owners
The Downtown Gallery, New York
Mr. and Mrs. Philip J. Wickser, Buffalo, New York
Private collection, Buffalo, New York
By descent to the present owners
Exhibited
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; Chicago, Illinois, The Art Institute of Chicago; Cincinnati, Ohio, Cincinnati Art Museum; Baltimore, Maryland, The Baltimore Museum of Art; New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, I Tell My Heart: The Art of Horace Pippin, January 1994-April 1995, no. 44, p. 197, illustrated p. 114
Condition
The following condition report has been provided by Simon Parkes, Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc. 502 East 74th St. New York, NY 212-734-3920, simonparkes@msn.com, an independent restorer who is not an employee of Sotheby's.
This work on canvasboard is in lovely condition. The board is flat. The paint layer is clean and very lightly varnished. There are a few tiny dots of retouching on the extreme edges addressing some frame abrasion. The work should be hung as is.
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.
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.