Orville Bulman

(American, 1904-1978)

Portrait de famille, 1958

oil on canvas

signed Bulman (lower right); signed, dated, and titled (on the reverse)

20 x 18 inches.

From the Collection of Joseph S. and Miriam T. Sample

Framed: 31 1/4 x 29 1/4 inches.
Moderate deposits of surface dirt and dust; canvas is not lined; a network of craquelures throughout the surface, as well as areas of localized craquelures in the boy in the lower right corner and the plant in the lower left corner; one very small area of lifting paint in the upper right corner, within the sky; two micro-paint losses along the lower left and lower center edge, under the frame rabbet. Under UV light: a small area of inpainting along the center right edge, directly below the horizon line; uneven varnish application also fluoresces along the right and left edges. Additional images available upon request.

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Portrait de famille, 1958

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Portrait de famille, 1958

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