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Materials:

oil on canvas

Size Notes:

39 ¼ by 39 ½ in.

Edition:

Executed in 1981.

Description:

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Markings:

signed Will Barnet and dated 1981 (lower right); signed Will Barnet (on the reverse); titled and dated (on the stretcher); dated, titled and inscribed This painting is a gift to my wife Elena, signed Will Barnet (on the upper tacking edge)

Condition:

The canvas is unlined and tacked to the original stretchers. There is minor frame abrasion along the extreme edges. There is a surface scuff in the upper right hand corner and a small pindot loss in the lower right hand corner by the sitter's knee. Under UV: There are no signs of inpainting or previous restoration. Due to the nature of the framing, the tacking edges have not been examined. Framed Dimensions: 41 1/4 by 37 1/2 in. (104.8 by 95.3 cm.)

Provenance:

Elena Barnet (the artist's wife; gifted by the artist in 1981) Babcock Galleries, New York Acquired from the above by the present owner