Lot 72
  • 72

Robert Gwathmey 1903-1988

Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 USD
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Description

  • Robert Gwathmey
  • King Cotton
  • signed gwathmey, u.l.
  • oil on canvas
  • 17 by 12 1/4 in.
  • 43.1 by 31 cm.

Provenance

Acquired by the present owners at a benefit auction, New York, for The New Masses, circa 1949

Condition

Canvas is not lined. SURFACE: in generally good condition; a few tiny losses, upper left and center (look white); varnish is dirty (a few black smudges in upper UNDER ULTRA VIOLET: no apparent inpainting
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