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Lot Description

Alfred Sessler

(American, 1909–1963)

50₵ Minus 37₵ an Hour for County Aid

, 1933

oil on canvas

signed A. Sessler and dated (lower right)

20 x 17 inches.

Property from the Collection of Helena Szepe, Tampa, Florida

Exhibited:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Milwaukee Art Institute, 20th Annual Exhibit of Wisconsin Art, March 30 - April 30, 1933

Condition Report

Framed: 22 x 19 inches.
Artwork has recently been conserved, which included removing yellowed varnish, stabilizing craquelures, minor inpainting, and edge lining canvas margins. Faint craquelures and stretcher bar lines visible along upper edge and in center right; craquelures scattered throughout, primarily in lower half of surface. Under UV, inpainting visible in upper left corner; two areas in center; and small strokes in lower center. Additional image available upon request.

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