LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas

Measurements:

24.02 in. (61.00 cm.) (height) by 35.98 in. (91.40 cm.) (width)

Markings:

Signed CM Coolidge and inscribed with copyright symbol (l.r.); inscribed on the reverse 'Only a Pair of Deuces'/Copyright/1910/by/C.M. Coolidge

Condition:

Dirty varnish. Frame rubbing, resulting in several scattered paint losses along the edges, mainly at the upper left corner edge and bottom left corner, few losses along the left edge. Scattered craquelure. Visible stretcher marks. 1 cm line of paint flakes at the lower left corner. Two tiny paint flakes: one at the far left center; the other at the lower left center. 2 inch area of fine paint separation in the upper left center - minor. Several minor minute paint flakes scattered. No apparent restoration. The artist''s original dark brown pigments fluoresce under UV light. This does not appear to be restoration.