Knud Merrild: Stones Bursting into Flowers

Stones Bursting into Flowers
1944

Medium: Oil flux on Masonite
Size: Composition: 17.75" x 14.5"; Frame: 19" x 15.5"; (Composition: 45 x 37 cm)
Signature: Signed and dated lower left; signed, titled, and dated in black felt-tip marker board verso; retains Pasadena Art Institute, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and artist's information label board verso; retains Jack Rutberg Fine Arts Inc. label frame verso
Condition: Excellent original condition. Surface is generally clean and bright aside from some minor surface accretions that have accumulated dust and debris, most noticeably near top edge at right. When inspected under Ultraviolet light the edges of the board and the signature and surrounding area fluoresce, perhaps indicating that there was a previous varnish that was stripped, or may have to do with the "flux" painting process that the artist used.