Lot 125A : ILYA BOLOTOWSKY 1907-1981
Auction Location: United States of America - 2004
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Title:
UNTITLED MURAL STUDY
Date:
executed in 1937
Condition:
in fair condition; sheet is brittle and has probably darkened with time (was certainly beige to start with, but is now a deep beige); edges are worn--with scattered nicks and tears (the upper edge is in the best shape); a few soft creases on right side; sheet is hinged to backing with pieces of tape on the verso; a sheet of white tissue-like paper is attached to the back of the sheet to reinforce it (it's not laid down--unsure of how it's attached--perhaps with a few spots of adhesive)
Medium:
pencil and gouache on paper
Dimensions:
11 3/4 by 17 1/2 in.
29.8 by 44.2 cm.
Provenance:
PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF MARVIN AND ALICE SINKOFF
Sid Deutsch Gallery, New York
Notes:
This composition is related to several mural projects the artist created under the Auspices of the WPA/FAP, New York
