Sale 4979
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
Estimate$2,500 – $4,000
Acquired directly from the above circa 1960.
Collection of Robert Gross, New Jersey.
By descent from the above.
Property from the Estate of Angela Gross Folk, New Jersey.
Framed under glass. In overall good condition. The sheet is affixed to the undermat via a large band of brown tape running along the top edge of the work (and itself affixed to more brown tape on the verso of the upper left and right corners of the sheet so the aforementioned longer strip of tape does not touch the sheet and the work itself). With remnants of old brown tape along the outer edges of the verso of the sheet (sporadically placed). The sheet is wavy, most likely due to the medium. With creases visible at center left, along the top edge and more so in each upper corner, where -apart from the more pronounced creases- we also notice two faint paper tears (about 0 1/2 in. each, stretching from each outer edge). A third tear (vertical this time) can be seen at bottom right, stretching from the bottom outer edge into the composition for about 0 1/2 in. again. With some sort of inprint running along the top edge, which might be a sign of a pressure point. Uneven edges all around. The drawing extends at top and bottom but we notice hand-drawn borders (in blue) on either lateral side. See Specialist's pictures for more details.
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Frame: 20 3/4 x 16 1/4 x 3/4 in.
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