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Materials:

oil on canvas

Size Notes:

108 by 90 in.

Edition:

Executed in 1959.

Description:

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Markings:

signed and titled (on the reverse)

Condition:

This work is in good condition overall. There is evidence of light wear and handling along the edges, including scuffs and hairline craquelure at the turning edges. The work appears to have been varnished creating an irregular surface sheen that appears cloudy in areas. Under close inspection, there is evidence of extremely faint hairline craquelure in the yellow passages. There are spots of discoloration and pinpoint foxing on the reverse, which do not appear to correlate to the face. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, the aforementioned varnish fluoresces and an approximately 2 inch area along the upper edge fluoresces darkly. Framed. Framed dimensions: 109 by 90 ½ in. (276.9 by 229.9 cm.)

Literature:

Barbara Rose, American Art Since 1900, New York, 1967, p. 197, illustrated in color Terry Measham, The Moderns: 1945-1975, Oxford, 1976, p. 16, illustrated in color Paul-Emile Borduas, Oeuvres Picturales 1943-1960, Brussels, 1982, p. 54, illustrated Exh. Cat., New York, Knoedler & Company, Coming to Light: Avery, Gottlieb, Rothko; Provincetown Summers 1957-1961, 2002, p. 83 (text)

Provenance:

Estate of the artist Marlborough Gallery, New York Private Collection Sotheby's New York, 2 May 1988, lot 24 Marisa del Re Gallery, New York The Gerald Peters Gallery, New Mexico Fuji Television Gallery, Tokyo Acquired from the above in 1991 by the present owner