William James Glackens Old Legros at My Side Would Comment...

Property from a Private Collection, Pennsylvania
William James Glackens
1870 - 1938

Old Legros at My Side Would Comment Upon It as 'Mere Clap-Trap' (The Balcony)
signed W. Glackens (lower left)
ink, wash, and watercolor on card
11 by 13 ¾ in.
27.9 by 34.9 cm.
Executed circa 1899.

Condition Report:
The work is in good condition overall. The card is painted on both sides and set into a modern dual-sided mat. On the recto, all four outer edges are worn and display losses. Along the surface, there is a pindot loss in the lower center and a pindot puncture in the upper center. The colors are stable and read vividly. On the verso, there are losses along all four edges with signs of previous restoration along the top and right sides.

Framed Dimensions: 18 ¼ by 20 ¼ in. (46.4 by 50.8 cm.)

Provenance:
Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Graham, New York

Mr. Arthur G. Altschul, New York (acquired as a gift from the above in 1958)

Sotheby’s, New York, 4 December 2002, lot 8 (consigned by the above)

Berry-Hill Galleries Inc., New York (acquired from the above)

Acquired from the above in 2004 by the present owner