David Park
Canoe , 1957 (Executed)
Lot #128 |
2007-11-07 |
Doyle, New York
Modern & Contemporary and European Art
Category:
Painting
Estimate:
USD 600,000 - 900,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Doyle
Auction number: 7171
Auction name: Modern & Contemporary and European Art
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2007-11-07
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Contemporary Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 36 1/4 x 51 1/2 inches (92 x 130.8 cm)
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
92
Width In Centimeters:
130.8
Height In Inches:
36.25
Width In Inches:
51.5
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Year notes: Executed in 1957.
Provenance
The artist Staempfli Gallery, Inc., New York Gaston de Havenon, New York Private Collection
Condition
The painting has an eight-point star crack that has been in-painted. The cracks measure, in inches; 5.5, 4, 7, 5, 5, 7.5, 5, and 18. The cracks are filled and in-painted. A 1/4 inch loss at lower right edge. Two cracks 5.5 and 3.5 inches long at far right center. A 14 inch hairline crack at bottom center to center. A 20 inch hairline crack at lower right, vertical. A horizontal hairline crack, 7 inches, at upper left center. Wax is present along the back of the canvas where the star shaped cracks occurred. A conservation report is on file for the treatment to the in-painted area.
Exhibited
Staempfli Gallery, New York, David Park Recent Paintings, September 30 - October 17, 1959 (Inaugural Exhibition)