Frederick Carl Frieseke

Mr. and Mrs. William Preston Harrison, Los Angeles, California, 1924
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California, 1925-1977
Sale: Sotheby Parke Bernet, Los Angeles, November 6, 1977, lot 351
Berry-Hill Galleries, Inc., New York
Richard and Gloria Manney, New York
Sale: Christie's, New York, December 4, 1996, lot 141
Acquired by the present owner at the above sale

Los Angeles Museum of History, Science and Art, Paintings by Contemporary American Artists Donated...Loaned by Mr. and Mrs. Preston Harrison, September 17-October 14, 1924, no. 4
Paris, circa 1924

"Museum of History, Science and Art Bulletin, vol. 6, October, 1924, p. 163
"'Blue Curtains' by Frederick Carl Frieseke," Museum of History, Science and Art Bulletin, vol. 6, April, 1925, p. 179, illustrated on cover 
California Graphic, May 30, 1925, p. 13, illustrated
"'Blue Curtains' by Frederick Carl Frieseke," Art news, vol. 24, October 17, 1925, p. 4, illustrated
California Southland, vol. 8, February, 1926, p. 14, 15, illustrated
"Museum Graphic", Museum of History, Science and Art, vol. 1, January, 1927, p. 94
Catalogue of the Mr. and Mrs. William Preston Harrison Galleries of American Art, Los Angeles, California, 1934, pp. 28-29, illustrated
"Frederick Carl Frieseke," The Index of Twentieth Century Artists, vol. 4, March, 1937, p. 402

Condition Report from Simon Parkes, Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc., an independent conservator (9/23/2014): This fine canvas has been lined using wax as an adhesive. The lining is supporting the canvas well. However, there does not appear to be any real reason for the lining, as the work seems to be undamaged and shows no cracking or distortions. The painting has also been varnished. The combination of the wax lining and the varnish has probably darkened some of the unpainted areas of canvas, for instance the original canvas visible in the lace curtains. This would not have originally received varnish. Removing the varnish may be appropriate, but the work can also certainly be hung as is. While no retouches are visible under ultraviolet light or to the naked eye, it is possible that a few spots may have been added. However, this is unlikely, and the condition is very good.
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