Saul Kovner (1904-1981), "Cup of Tea"
Saul Kovner
(1904-1981)
"Cup of Tea"
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated indistinctly lower left: Saul /**; signed again verso: Saul; signed again and titled on the stretcher; titled and inscribed with the artist's full name on the frame's verso, in another hand
41 x 30 in.
Provenance:
Sotheby's Arcade, New York, NY, "American 19th and 20th Century Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture," June 23, 1987, Lot 362
The Midtown Gallery, New York, NY
The Collection of Sybil Rosen and Robert Fisher
Exhibited:
New York, NY, The Midtown Gallery, 1933, illustrated on the cover of the exhibition catalogue
Condition
Faint craquelure throughout with light stretcher bar creases along the upper edge. A cluster of rice-sized paint losses along the upper left corner. A 1 1/4 inch tear with paint loss in the lower left corner. Surface grime and a discolored varnish layer. Mold growth verso.Blacklight: No evidence of restoration.Frame: 48 x 38 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 Kovner
(1904-1981)
"Cup of Tea"
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated indistinctly lower left: Saul /**; signed again verso: Saul; signed again and titled on the stretcher; titled and inscribed with the artist's full name on the frame's verso, in another hand
41 x 30 in.
Provenance:
Sotheby's Arcade, New York, NY, "American 19th and 20th Century Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture," June 23, 1987, Lot 362
The Midtown Gallery, New York, NY
The Collection of Sybil Rosen and Robert Fisher
Exhibited:
New York, NY, The Midtown Gallery, 1933, illustrated on the cover of the exhibition catalogue
Condition
Faint craquelure throughout with light stretcher bar creases along the upper edge. A cluster of rice-sized paint losses along the upper left corner. A 1 1/4 inch tear with paint loss in the lower left corner. Surface grime and a discolored varnish layer. Mold growth verso.Blacklight: No evidence of restoration.Frame: 48 x 38 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.
