Sunday, June 26, 2022
LOT #83

Oils on Canvas

(2) undated and unsigned items, including portrait of “Mrs. Louise Ullman”, titled en verso and depiction of a dog in a chicken coop; both unframed

Estimate: $100 - $200

Hammer Price: $125

Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1965-2000

Dimensions: Height: 32 inches, Width: 24 1/2 inches (canvas, portrait)

Condition: Very Good to Fair, overall moderate wear consistent with age and normal use; portrait having heavy craquelure and cupping overall; areas of possible inpainting upper right quadrant; wear to edges including paint loss throughout, possibly from prior framing; thinning canvas allowing light to pass through areas of craquelure; stretcher marks throughout; dark spotting on canvas en verso; slightly loose canvas; varnish inconsistency throughout; dog having numerous patched tears and punctures throughout with some areas of exposed canvas and patching visible; few possible areas of inpainting, upper right and upper left quadrants; areas of paint loss along edges especially bottom and lower left, upper right and lower right quadrants; craquelure and light cupping throughout; stretcher marks throughout; light dirt accumulation to both

Disclaimers: please note: this lot came from a house that had been closed for some time and a musty odor may be present

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Sales Tax: California (7.250%), Florida (6.000%), Georgia (8.500%), Kansas (6.500%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6.000%), Washington (10.500%)

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