LOT DETAILS

Materials:

Graphite on sketchbook paper

Measurements:

12.00 in. (30.48 cm.) (height) by 9.00 in. (22.86 cm.) (width)

Markings:

Signed Citron (lc), inscribed gambling House Series Doping the Horses (lc), inscribed Pacific Daily Racing Form (ll), signed Minna Citron, dated '36 and inscribed The Wheel of Fortune on the reverse

Condition:

Unframed, Sheet was removed from spiral bound sketchbook, sheet retains perforation along right edge, hinged to mat at upper right and lower right. A hard, horizontal fold running from left to right at center. A second hard fold along upper edge, left to right. A puncture with corresponding tear at upper right. Brown and red stains at upper left . Surface grime at left center within man's jacket. Some possible losses at lower left within figure's waistcoat.

Provenance:

Susan Teller Gallery, New York The Patricia and Donald Oresman Collection