Karl Benjamin: Untitled

Untitled
1954
Louis Stern has confirmed the authenticity of this work. It will be included in the catalogue raisonné of the paintings, currently being compiled by Beth Benjamin and Louis Stern Fine Arts

Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: Canvas: 20" x 20"; Frame: 22.125" x 22.25"; (Canvas: 51 x 51 cm)
Signature: Signed and dated lower right
Condition: Very good condition. Surface with some minor dust and grime accumulation, and a few areas of larger surface accumulations of unknown origin. Extremely fine hairline cracking throughout, which is visible under raking light. Paint is mostly stable, however, cracking has caused two areas of paint flake loss in sky of composition, the largest 2mm by 4mm, and one area where paint does appear unstable, and may flake in the future. Area of one paint flake loss with an apparent attempt to stabilize or touchup that area. This work would benefit from light conservation.