Saul Berman (1899-1975), "Mother and the News"
Saul Berman
(1899-1975)
"Mother and the News"
Oil on canvas
Signed lower left: Saul Berman; titled on a partial label affixed to the frame's verso
42 1/4 x 33 1/4 in.
Provenance:
Sold: Wright, Chicago, IL, May 14, 2002, Lot 224
The Collection of Sybil Rosen and Robert Fisher
Condition
Visual: Slight varnish discoloration and minor grime. Craquelure throughout. Stretcher bar creases along each edge, primarily visible in raking light. A thin 5-inch band of possible frame abrasion along the lower portion of the right edge. A few very soft, unobtrusive, surface scuffs scattered in the lower left quadrant, the largest approximately 2 inches. Blacklight: A few scattered 2 x 2 inch (or smaller) touch-ups in the background of the upper right quadrant. A quarter-sized touch-up in the figure's left shoe. A few other pea-sized (or smaller) touch-ups scattered occasionally throughout.Frame: 50 1/4 x 41 x 2 1/2 in.Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran's catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others. Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.
Saul Berman
(1899-1975)
"Mother and the News"
Oil on canvas
Signed lower left: Saul Berman; titled on a partial label affixed to the frame's verso
42 1/4 x 33 1/4 in.
Provenance:
Sold: Wright, Chicago, IL, May 14, 2002, Lot 224
The Collection of Sybil Rosen and Robert Fisher
Condition
Visual: Slight varnish discoloration and minor grime. Craquelure throughout. Stretcher bar creases along each edge, primarily visible in raking light. A thin 5-inch band of possible frame abrasion along the lower portion of the right edge. A few very soft, unobtrusive, surface scuffs scattered in the lower left quadrant, the largest approximately 2 inches. Blacklight: A few scattered 2 x 2 inch (or smaller) touch-ups in the background of the upper right quadrant. A quarter-sized touch-up in the figure's left shoe. A few other pea-sized (or smaller) touch-ups scattered occasionally throughout.Frame: 50 1/4 x 41 x 2 1/2 in.Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran's catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others. Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.
