EUGENE BERMAN | UNTITLED (MERRY XMAS 1935)

EUGENE BERMAN (1899 - 1972)
UNTITLED (MERRY XMAS 1935)

Signed with the initials E.B. and dated 1935 (lower right); dedicated for Julien and Joella- Merry Xmas and happy New Year—Genia (upper left)
Watercolor and brush and ink on paper
8½ by 12½ in. (21.6 by 31.8 cm)
Framed: 12½ by 16½ in. (31.8 by 41.9 cm)
Executed in 1935.

We extend sincere thanks to Peter Sherwin for his kind assistance in authenticating the present work from photographs.

Condition Report:
Executed on cream laid paper. The sheet is adhered to a mount with photo corners in all four corners. The left and bottom edges are deckled. There are two horizontal creases running across the sheet, dividing the composition roughly into thirds. There is a one-inch tear where the lower horizontal crease meets the left edge. There is a vertical crease running down the center of the sheet. There are two pinholes near the center of the top edge. There is one half-inch tear near the center of the right edge. The work is in good condition.

Provenance:
Julien Levy, New York

Jean Levy, New York (by descent from the above and sold by the estate: Tajan, Paris, April 21, 2005, lot 357)

Gallery of Surrealism, New York

Acquired from the above in June 2005