Lot 137
  • 137

Wojciech Fangor

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • Wojciech Fangor
  • Violet and Green
  • signed, dated 1962 and titled on the reverse
  • oil on canvas
  • 57 by 40 1/4 in.
  • 144.8 by 102.2 cm.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist circa 1966
Thence by descent to the present owner

Condition

In fairly good condition. Surface somewhat dirty. Minor craquelure in the white pigment. A few minor abrasions to the surface at center bottom. A dent in the surface in the violet area at upper right. Abrasions and associated pigment loss along the edges, particularly at the corners. Horizontal stretcher bar marks at top, center, and bottom. Two small stains at top and bottom of the white field flouresce under UV.
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