Sotheby's: American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture Including Property from the Collection of 7-Eleven, Inc.: Lot 31
JOSEPH STELLA 1880-1946
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MURA LUCANO
measurements
29 by 36 1/4 in.
alternate measurements
74 by 92 cm.
signed Joseph Stella l.r.; signed, titled Mura Lucano and dated 1929 on the reverse
oil on canvas
Condition Note: Canvas not lined. Pigment separation on the black of the mountains; craquelure in the sky; soiled surface. Under UV ligfht: no apparent inpainting.
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PROVENANCE
Egan Gallery, New York
Pete S. Steffens, 1954
EXHIBITED
Richmond, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Fourth Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary American Paintings, 1944
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Catalogue Information
Auction House
Sotheby's
Auction Title
American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture Including Property from the Collection of 7-Eleven, Inc.
Auction Date
2006


