Lot 138
  • 138

David Smith

Estimate
220,000 - 280,000 USD
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Description

  • David Smith
  • First Ovals
  • signed and dated 1958; signed, titled and dated 1958 on the stretcher
  • spray paint on canvas
  • 98 by 51 1/2 in. 248.9 by 130.8 cm.

Provenance

Makler Gallery, Philadelphia
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Condition

This work is in very good condition. There is light wear and minimal soiling to the edges. There is scattered hairline cracking throughout, primarily located in the areas where the application of spray paint is slightly heavier in application. Framed in a wood frame with a silver face.
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