$4,148
Paul Nash (British, 1889-1946) Landscape Signed "Paul Nash" l. r., identified on labels including one from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., affixed to the backing. Watercolor and pencil on paper, sight size 10 1/2 x 19 in. (26.7 x 48.3 cm), framed. Condition: Not examined out of frame. Exhibitions: Summer's Lease [Loan by Washington Area Collectors], Corcoran Gallery of Art, June 13 to August 31, 1972. Sheet size is 12 1/4 x 19 7/8 in. (30.8 x 49.5 cm). Sheet is adhered to the backing mat board around all four edges, but not in the center. There is toning of the sheet overall, and acid burn from the mat. The window mat covers the bottom 1-1/2 inches of the painting and conforms to a horizontal pencil line in the composition that runs just under the artist's signature. There are two small tack holes in the u.l.. corner. The heavy glue residue around the perimeter of the backing mat does not touch the painting.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2010-05-21
