LEON KELLY | BIRD OF WINTER OR WINTER BIRD

LEON KELLY (1901 - 1982)
BIRD OF WINTER OR WINTER BIRD

Signed Kelly and dated 1945 (lower right); signed Leon Kelly, dated 1945, titled, inscribed 1/12/45 Barnegat Bay and inscribed extensively (on the verso)
Pen and ink on paper
8⅝ by 7¼ in. (21.9 by 18.4 cm)
Framed: 15¾ by 14½ in. (40 by 36.8 cm)
Executed on January 12, 1945 in Barnegat Bay, New Jersey.

Condition Report:
This work is in excellent condition. Executed on orange-colored laid paper. The edges of the sheet have been cut. The sheet has been mounted at all four corners using photo corners. The pigment is well preserved.

Provenance:
Julien Levy, New York

Jean Levy, New York (by descent from the above and sold by the estate: Tajan, Paris, April 21, 2005, lot 320)

Gallery of Surrealism, New York

Acquired from the above in 2005