Sale 2106
Estimate$2,000 – $3,000
Provenance:
The Artist
Frank K. M. Rehn Gallery, New York
Anne Cole Phillips, New York
Gift to the present owner from the above, 1985
Exhibited:
Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, The Fifty-second Annual Exhibition of American Paintings and Sculpture, October 30, 1941 - January 4, 1942, no. 107
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, The One Hundred and Thirty-sixth Annual Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture, January 26 - March 2, 1941
Framed: 46 1/4 x 59 3/4 x 2 inches.
Moderate deposits of surface dirt and dust; canvas is not lined and somewhat loose on the stretcher; one small puncture in the upper center, no greater in area than 1 x 1/2 inch; very slight distortion along the canvas edge; a shallow concave dent in the upper right, within the background and above the white pitcher; three shallow scratches to the paint in the center, accompanied by several small paint losses; two small paint losses in the lower left corner, within the table. Under UV light: certain pigments fluoresce, particularly a large area in the upper center and the yellow squash in the center, but do not appear to be inpainting; one horizontal line of possible inpainting along the center right edge, as well as small areas of possible in painting in the browns of the table. Additional images available upon request.
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