Attributed to George Benjamin Luks (1867-1933), "Little Girl in Top Hat," circa 1920
Attributed to George Benjamin Luks
(1867-1933)
"Little Girl in Top Hat," circa 1920
Oil on canvas
Unsigned; inscribed in black paint in another hand "Geo Luks / Per W.D. Luks," verso, and titled in pencil, possibly in another hand, on the stretcher
20 1/8 x 16 1/8 in.
Provenance:
The artist
Will Luks, the artist's brother
Caroline Luks, the artist's niece
Dr. Milton Luria
Goldfield Galleries, Los Angeles, CA
The Edward Goldfield Collection, Los Angeles, CA
Exhibited:
New York, NY, A.C.A. Gallery, "Retrospective Exhibition", traveling exhibition, 1967
Montclair, NJ, Montclair Museum, n.d.
Trenton, NJ, Trenton Museum, n.d.
New York, NY, Owen Gallery, "George Luks: An Artistic Legacy", October 25-December 17, 1997
San Francisco, CA, George Krevsky Gallery, "Ash-Can School Show", March-May, 1999
Condition
Visual: Craquelure throughout, and with stretcher bar cracks in places. There are areas on the face (jaw line, under the sitter's right eye), the largest is about 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches, where there is paint crawling and pooling, likely due to heat exposure. Minor frame abrasion along the four edges. An old, discolored varnish layer and surface grime, with a few scattered pinhead-sized unknown white spots (possible mold) on the surface.Blacklight: Appears to have a few pinhead-sized spots of touch up in the face and a quarter-sized spot of touch-up along the lower right edge. Other areas of touch-up may be present under the thick varnish layer.Frame: 26 1/4 x 22 1/8 x 3 in.Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran's catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others. Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.
Attributed to George Benjamin Luks
(1867-1933)
"Little Girl in Top Hat," circa 1920
Oil on canvas
Unsigned; inscribed in black paint in another hand "Geo Luks / Per W.D. Luks," verso, and titled in pencil, possibly in another hand, on the stretcher
20 1/8 x 16 1/8 in.
Provenance:
The artist
Will Luks, the artist's brother
Caroline Luks, the artist's niece
Dr. Milton Luria
Goldfield Galleries, Los Angeles, CA
The Edward Goldfield Collection, Los Angeles, CA
Exhibited:
New York, NY, A.C.A. Gallery, "Retrospective Exhibition", traveling exhibition, 1967
Montclair, NJ, Montclair Museum, n.d.
Trenton, NJ, Trenton Museum, n.d.
New York, NY, Owen Gallery, "George Luks: An Artistic Legacy", October 25-December 17, 1997
San Francisco, CA, George Krevsky Gallery, "Ash-Can School Show", March-May, 1999
Condition
Visual: Craquelure throughout, and with stretcher bar cracks in places. There are areas on the face (jaw line, under the sitter's right eye), the largest is about 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches, where there is paint crawling and pooling, likely due to heat exposure. Minor frame abrasion along the four edges. An old, discolored varnish layer and surface grime, with a few scattered pinhead-sized unknown white spots (possible mold) on the surface.Blacklight: Appears to have a few pinhead-sized spots of touch up in the face and a quarter-sized spot of touch-up along the lower right edge. Other areas of touch-up may be present under the thick varnish layer.Frame: 26 1/4 x 22 1/8 x 3 in.Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran's catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others. Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.
