弗朗茲·克萊恩

Acquired by the present owner from the artist

Exh. Cat., Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art, The Robert and Jane Meyerhoff Collection, 1945 - 1995, 1996, no. 42, n.p., illustrated

This work is in very good condition. There is some faint discoloration caused by airborne dust and dirt scattered to the surface overall. The very thickly painted canvas is slightly undulating throughout, as are the elements of paper collage applied vertically through the center, which are lifting slightly in places at the edges. There are extremely thin linear and network cracks scattered to the work overall, particularly in the lower right corner, the lower left quadrant, the upper right center, the upper left near the paper collage, and towards the upper left corner, with some minor cupping of the paint surface in places. Under UV, there are no apparent restorations. The work is framed with a wood strip frame, which is framed under Plexiglas within a white painted wood frame with a float and interior white painted wood frame flush to the wood strip frame.
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