Grace Hartigan (American, 1922-2008)

After Francisco Goya y Lucientes, 1954
Oil on canvas (framed)
Signed and titled
18" x 15"
Literature: La Moy, William T. and Joseph P. McCaffrey, The Journals of Grace Hartigan, 1951-1955
Syracuse University Press, New York, 2009
Provenance: Estate of Mrs. Cyrus McCormick, Chicago
Private Collection, Washington D.C.
Note: This work is based on Francisco de Goya's official portrait (ca. 1806/1811) of Señora Sabasa Garcia, niece of Evaristo Pérez de Castro, Spain's Minister of Foreign Affairs. It is part of the Andrew W. Mellon Collection on permanent display at the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
Condition Report: Signed and titled lower right recto. Hairline cracks along bottom edge, upper right quadrant and upper left corner and side. No apparent losses. Condition reports are rendered as specialist opinion by the staff of the Auction House and/or independent consultants and not as statements of fact. We do not guarantee the content of written or verbal condition reports. The absence of a condition report does not imply that there are no condition issues with the lot. Please call us at (609) 397-9374 or e-mail info@ragoarts.com with any questions about this lot at least 24 hours prior to auction.