LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas

Size Notes:

46? by 31? in.

Edition:

Executed in 1948.

Description:

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Markings:

signed B Tomlin (lower left)

Condition:

This work is in good condition overall. The edges of the canvas are paper taped. There is evidence of wear and handling along the edges. There are scattered surface abrasions throughout, which reveal pinpoint losses and raw canvas in areas. Under close inspection, irregularities to the canvas weave are visible, inherent to the artist's chosen medium. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, scattered areas fluoresce and appear to have been retouched. Unframed.

Literature:

Robert Coates, "The Art Galleries (Bradley Walker Tomlin)," The New Yorker, Vol. XXXIII, no. 33, 5 October 1957 Exh. Cat., Buffalo, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Bradley Walker Tomlin: A Retrospective View (including a Catalogue Raisonné), 1975, p. 150, illustrated

Provenance:

John Nichols, New York (acquired directly from the artist circa 1948) Betty Parsons Gallery, New York Galleria dell'Ariete, Milan (acquired from the above in 1960) Private Collection, Europe Sotheby's New York, 11 May 2006, lot 140 Acquired from the above by the present owner