Lot 213
  • 213

Nassos Daphnis

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

  • Nassos Daphnis
  • 32-60 W
  • signed and titled on the reverse
  • oil on panel mounted to masonite
  • 21 by 17 by 1/12 in.
  • 53.4 by 43.2 by 3.8 cm.
  • Executed in 1960.

Provenance

Leo Castelli Gallery, New York
Geraldine Spreckels Fuller, New York
Bequest to the present owner from the above, 1999

Exhibited

New York, Leo Castelli Gallery, Nassos Daphnis, October - November 1961

Condition

This work is in good condition overall. There is a 1 cm crack in the panel at the upper left corner of the composition. There are 5 small abrasions with associated paint loss, and subsequent inpainting across the center of the composition. Scatter soiling and nicks and scratches to the frame. Framed.
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