JACK SMITH | CELEBRATION. LIGHT + SOUND 1

Property from the Collection of the Late Robert Heller

JACK SMITH
1928-2011
CELEBRATION. LIGHT + SOUND 1

signed, titled and dated 1989 on the reverse
oil on canvas
91.5 by 91.5cm.; 36 by 36in.

Condition Report:
The canvas is original. There are some light scuffs and scratches throughout. There are some possible tiny flecks of loss, only visible under extremely close inspection, in the extreme corners. There is some evidence of studio matter and there are some accretions in the paint surface. This excepting, the work appears to be in excellent overall condition.

Inspection under ultra violent light reveals fluorescence in keeping with the Artist's materials, and surface dirt.

The work is held within a simple painted wooden frame.

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Provenance:
Flowers Gallery, London