PHILIP PEARLSTEIN | Model Seated on Chair

Mr. and Mrs. J. Elliott Jr., New York
Allan Frumkin Gallery, New York
Sotheby's, New York, 12 September 2007, Lot 291
Scheringa Museum of Realist Art, Spanbroek, Netherlands
Christie's, Amsterdam, 18 September 2012, Lot 19
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner

Russell Bowman, Philip Pearlstein: The Complete Paintings, New York 1983, cat. no. 292, p. 325, illustrated

This work is in good condition overall. There is evidence of wear and handling to the edges including a stretcher bar impression with some associated stable cracking along the bottom edge. Under close inspection, there are scattered pinpoint areas along the edges which appear mismatched to the surrounding field of pigment. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, these aforementioned areas fluoresce darkly and appears to have benefited from light retouching. Framed.
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