LOT DETAILS

Materials:

black ink on paper

Size Notes:

48 x 36 cm; 18? x 14? in.

Edition:

The background of the drawing is a variation of the Road under the rain composition created by Pierre Le-Tan for a cover of The New Yorker, circa 1970 (exhibited at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofa in Madrid, Pierre Le-Tan, 2004, p. 180 and on the cover). This drawing also dates from the 1970s.

Description:

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Markings:

inscribed Kurt C. Wegener, of Baltimore, Maryland, president of the Wegener Food Corporation, is a genuine self-made man. He left school at the age of fourteen, worked in farms, then in a grocery store of which he later became the owner. He now owns hundreds of supermarkets throughout America and he supplies candied pig ears for the whole country that he imports directly from Hungary. Married to Louise Waddington-Booth, a Philadelphia heiress, their union only lasted two years due to the difference of their cultural backgrounds. A tortured and nostalgic man, Wegener often takes solitary walks on this Maryland country road where is sic mother used to pick up wood for the stove. He is an extraordinarily hard-working man and his only known hobby is his delightful sic collection of stuffed snakes. (en lower centre)

Condition:

The work has been examined framed. Executed on cream wove paper. There are a few flattened creases in places, most predominately towards the lower part of the left edge. There are a few dot of media marks to the upper part of the composition in the trees and to the second trunk from the right. The sheet is a bit light stained with a few minor tiny dots of foxing. This work is in overall very good condition. "In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."