PROPERTY FROM THE SAINT LOUIS ART MUSEUM, SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ACQUISITIONS FUND
GENE DAVIS (1920-1985)
Black Staccato
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Price Realised USD 93,750
Estimate
USD 40,000 - USD 60,000
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There is a strip frame affixed to the sides of the canvas, and the canvas undulates slightly. Minor surface scuffs and abrasions are scattered, most notably in the lower register of the canvas and in the black painted passages. A small loss is to the lower left corner of the canvas within the green painted passage. A few small scattered accretions are visible and a few small spots of pilling are visible to the canvas weave. There is a small and superficial hairline incision to the pink and purple painted passages below center. There is no apparent inpainting visible under ultraviolet light.
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Lot 11Sale 20094
Black StaccatoGENE DAVIS (1920-1985)Estimate: USD 40,000 - 60,000
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