Alex Katz Window

Alex Katz
1928 - 1987

Window
oil on board
signed Alex Katz (upper right)
22 by 26 in.
55.9 by 66 cm.
Executed circa 1962.

Condition Report:
This work is in very good condition overall. The edges are paper taped. There is evidence of light wear and handling to the edges and corners, including minute losses at the upper left corner, lower left and lower right corners, as well as minute losses along the upper and lower edges. Under close inspection, there is a faint, stable hairline crack measuring 1 ¼ inch, 9 inches from the upper right corner. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there are two areas that fluoresce darkly and appear to have benefitted from light restoration: the first in the upper left quadrant approximately 4 inches below the upper left corner and measuring approximately 2 inches; the second at the center of the right edge approximately 8 inches below the upper right corner and measuring approximately 2 ½ inches. Further pinpoint areas along the lower edge fluoresce darkly and appear to have benefitted from light retouching. Framed.

Framed dimensions: 25 by 19 in. (63.5 by 48.3 cm.)

Provenance:
The Estate of Minnette Cummings, Maine
Barridoff Auction Portland, 4 August 1999, lot 2
Acquired from the above by the present owner