DAVID SMITH | Large Oval

Collection of David Gil (acquired directly from the artist)
Garth Clark Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above in October 2005

Syracuse, Everson Museum of Art, New Works in Clay by Contemporary Painters and Sculptors, January - April 1976, cat. no. 73, p. 73, illustrated in color
Washington, D.C., Barbara Fielder Gallery, Six from the Bennington Group–1964: Clay Pieces, January - February 1982
New York, Garth Clark Gallery, Bare Clay: Ceramic Nudes in 20th-Century Art, September - October 2004, cat. no. 8
New York, Garth Clark Gallery, Ceramics by Twelve Artists, September - November 2005

This work is in very good and sound condition overall. There is a 4.5-inch crack along the bottom edge in the figure's small toe. Under extremely close inspection, there are scattered surface abrasions throughout the work including various pinpoint losses. The work is secured to its frame with four metal hooks and spacers and is slightly loose. Framed.
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