Sold for $10,000

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

Lot Description

Gerard Sekoto

(South African, 1913–1993)

Le Chemin de l'Ecole

oil on canvas

signed G. Sekoto (lower right); signed, titled, and inscribed (verso)

19 3/4 x 24 inches.

Property from the Collection of John E. Fitch III, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin

Condition Report

There is surface dirt, dust and grime; undulation to the canvas; scattered craquelure and vertical cracking; wear around the edges and at the corners; tearing with loss to the canvas along the lower tacking edge; otherwise this work appears to be in overall stable condition; this work is unframed.

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