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Grace Hartigan
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description
- Grace Hartigan
- Masquerade
signed and dated 54
- oil on canvas
- 81 3/4 by 86 1/4 in. 207.6 by 219.1 cm.
Provenance
Tibor de Nagy Gallery, New York
Private Collection, Chicago
Anonymous gift to the present owner
Private Collection, Chicago
Anonymous gift to the present owner
Exhibited
Poughkeepsie, Vassar College Art Gallery, Paintings by Grace George Hartigan, October - November 1954, cat. no. 14
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, New Accessions USA, June - August 1956, cat. no. 12
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, New Accessions USA, June - August 1956, cat. no. 12
Literature
James Thrall Soby, "Non-Abstract Authorities," The Saturday Review of Literature, April 23, 1955, pp. 52-53
Ann Schoenfeld, "Grace Hartigan in the Early 1950s: Some Sources, Influences, and the Avant-Garde," Arts Magazine, 1985, Vol. 60, No. 1, p. 86, illustrated
Robert S. Mattison, Grace Hartigan: A Painter's World, New York, 1990, pl. 12, p. 37, illustrated in color
Ann Schoenfeld, "Grace Hartigan in the Early 1950s: Some Sources, Influences, and the Avant-Garde," Arts Magazine, 1985, Vol. 60, No. 1, p. 86, illustrated
Robert S. Mattison, Grace Hartigan: A Painter's World, New York, 1990, pl. 12, p. 37, illustrated in color
Condition
This work is in good condition overall. The canvas is slightly slack on the stretcher and there is slight buckling at the corners. There is evidence of wear and handling around the edges. There is fine scattered craquelure and some small scattered losses towards the edges. There is an intermittent vertical crack extending down the center of the canvas. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Unframed.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.