29 November 2017
Siesta, signed.
Oil on canvas, 31 by 41 cm.
4,000-6,000 GBP
Executed in the second half of the 1940s–1950s.
Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by Joseph Hirshhorn, New York.
Collection of J. Hirshhorn (1899–1981), New York (label on the stretcher).
A gift from the above to a previous owner, 1966.
Authenticity of the work has been confirmed by the expert T. Levina.
Notes on symbols:
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