Joseph Stella

Joseph Stella
(American, 1877-1946)

Bird of Paradise, 1911
silverpoint and colored pencil on paper signed Joseph Stella and dated (lower right)
14 ½ x 10 inches. American and European Art signed Joseph Stella and dated (lower right)

Condition:
Moderate deposits of surface dirt and dust. Soiling around edges. Scattered foxing and staining along all edges. Pinpoint spot of alien debris is lower left corner. Small loss to top layer of paper is extreme lower right corner. Stain in lower center verso. Two adhesive stains from past hinges along upper right and left edges. Attached to mat board with two linen hinges in upper right and left corners. Please see images. Framed: 21 1/4 x 16 1/2 inches.

Provenance:
The artist
Sergio Stella, the artist's nephew
Robert Schoelkopf Gallery, New York
Private Collection, until 2001
Menconi & Schoelkopf Fine Art, LLC, New York
Acquired directly from the above, 2001