Lot 27
  • 27

David Smith

Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • David Smith
  • Nude
  • enamel on canvas
  • 49 1/2 by 30 1/4 in. 125.5 by 76.8 cm.
  • Executed in 1964.

Provenance

The Estate of David Smith, New York
Gagosian Gallery, New York
Private Collection
Sotheby's, New York, November 12, 2008, lot 137
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale

Exhibited

New York, Gagosian Gallery; London, Gagosian Gallery, David Smith: The Last Nudes, September 2000 - March 2001, p. 17, illustrated in color 
New York, Gagosian Gallery; London, Gagosian Gallery, David Smith: Personage, March - December 2006, n.p., illustrated

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. The canvas is unlined. There is some very light surface dirt. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Framed.
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