LOT DETAILS

Materials:

Oil on pressed paperboard mounted to Masonite

Measurements:

18.11 in. (46.00 cm.) (height) by 30.31 in. (77.00 cm.) (width)

Markings:

Signed "EilshemiuS" l.r., identified and numbered "P 344.74" on a label from the Personal Collection of Joseph H. Hirshhorn and with an unattributed label, with the Hirshhorn collection number, both affixed to the frame backing board; The Masonite backing is finished with a shiny blue surface. There is a third paper label affixed to the backing which is inscribed "JHH Personal/ JHH/ dry clean/dull varnish" and is marked also with the letter "A." The back of the Masonite is also inscribed directly in black "P 344.74" with the letter "A" beneath it

Condition:

Loss to paperboard at upper corners, small paint loss to center, subtle horizontal surface imperfections with small line of paint loss u.c. and with an 1/8-in. diameter accretion or similar to c.r; framed

Provenance:

Collection oF Joseph H. Hirshhorn (American, 1899-1981), Financier, philanthropist, and beneFactor oF the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC; by giFt to Hirshhorn Family members in 1980; then by descent within the Family.