LEON POLK SMITH | Okie

Betty Parsons Gallery, New York
Collection of Harvey Kaplan, Chicago (acquired from the above in March 1960)
Christie's, New York, 12 July 2005, Lot 21
Gary Snyder Fine Art, New York
Private Collection, New York 
Acquired from the above by the present owner

This work is in good condition overall. There is evidence of wear and handling along the edges, which are lightly soiled, most notably hairline craquelure along the rounded edges. Under close inspection, stable hairline craquelure is visible throughout the white painted area, there is an area of radial craquelure approximately 6-inches in diameter in the lower left of the white painted area, there are scattered brown pinpoint accretions visible throughout and there are 2 yellow spot accretions along the upper right edge. The verso is lined with resin. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there are small areas that fluoresce darkly along the red edge and appear to have benefitted from retouching, and the aforementioned yellow spot accretions fluoresce faintly but do not appear to be the result of restoration. Unframed.
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