Lot Details
Lot 52
Ben Benn
American, 1884-1983
The Tenor
Signed Benn (lr) and inscribed Portrait of/Sergi Rod.../Singer - Tenor on the reverse
Oil on canvas
30 x 25 inches
Provenance:
Babcock Galleries, New York
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
Sold for $937 (includes buyer's premium)
Additional Notes & Condition Report
Frame rubbing. Wax-lined. Areas of inpainting visible along the upper edge, 2'' circular area in man's head, areas filling in the craquelure in his face. Possibly some areas in his jacket as well, though difficult to detect under varnish layer.
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