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Leon Kroll
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
- Leon Kroll
- Hunter in the Hills
- signed Leon Kroll (lower right)
- oil on Masonite
- 30 by 48 inches
- (76.2 by 121.9 cm)
- Painted in 1942.
Provenance
Tomlin Acheson Fine Arts, Santa Monica, California
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1994
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1994
Exhibited
New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Artists for Victory, December 1942
Literature
Ernest Watson, Color and Method in Painting: As Seen in the Work of 12 American Painters, New York, 1942, illustrated n.p.
Alan D. Gruskin, American Painting Today, New York, 1946, n.p.
Alan D. Gruskin, American Painting Today, New York, 1946, n.p.
Condition
The Masonite has been mounted to a stretcher. There is frame abrasion with associated dots of possible loss at edges. Under UV: there is a small area of inpainting in grass at center and a few other scattered dots in the foreground.
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.