68070: Leon Kroll (American, 1884-1974) Nude Reading Ne

Leon Kroll (American, 1884-1974) Nude Reading Newspaper, 1958-1960 Oil on canvas 26 x 42 inches (66.0 x 106.7 cm) Signed lower right: Leon Kroll Signed, dated, and titled on a label affixed to the stretcher: Leon Kroll / Nude Reading Newspaper / 1960 Bears artist's estate stamp on the stretcher PROVENANCE: The artist; Estate of the above; Huntley Pugh, Mamaroneck, New York; Private collection, Massachusetts; Acquired by the present owner from the above. EXHIBITED: Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, "Leon Kroll (1884-1974) Paintings (1920-1960)," January 9-February 24, 1980. LITERATURE: Leon Kroll (1884-1974) Paintings (1920-1960), exhibition catalogue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1980, cat. no. 41, pl. 128, illustrated; K.M. Davis, The Life and Work of Leon Kroll with a Catalogue of his Nudes, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1993, pp. 259, 361, fig. 91, illustrated. HID03101062020 © 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Condition Report: Wax-lined canvas; craquelure and surface dirt; a few miniscule flakes of loss; frame wear; under UV light, there appears to be three small spots of inpaint in figure's raised arm and hair; a few small spots above figure's arm in background; otherwise, a discolored varnish layer makes reading this painting difficult.
Framed Dimensions 35 X 50.5 Inches