Sold for $4,688

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

Lot Description

Ivan Meštrović

(American, 1883–1962)

Woman Playing Cello

, 1925

charcoal on paper laid to board

signed I. Mestrovic, dated, and inscribed N.Y. (lower right); inscribed illegibly (lower left)

23 1/2 x 19 1/4 inches.

Condition Report

Condition:
Framed: 30 x 25 1/2 inches.
Moderate deposits of surface dirt and dust; mat is glued to sheet perimeter; medium presents as very flat and may have been treated at some point in the past; multiple creases to the sheet throughout, with longest crease extending from upper center edge to upper right corner, approximately 12 1/2"; board is dented upward in two areas along upper center edge; one upward bulge to board in upper left corner, approximately 1" in diameter; localized dark brown stains along upper left edge and center left edge; area of repaired tears in center right, approximately 5" x 2"; pinpoint hole to sheet in upper center left edge. Additional images available upon request.

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