Auction: Discovery - 2466Location: MarlboroughDate / Time: July 15, 2009 2:00PM
Description:
Norman Carton (American, 1908-1980)
Abstract Composition
Signed "Carton" l.r., also signed and numbered "Carton 1416" on the reverse,
identified on a label and artist's stamps on the stretcher. Oil on canvas, 20 x 16 in., framed.
Condition: Minor surface grime, craquelure.
Estimate $250-300
The craquelure is scattered, primarily to the thickest paint. In other areas of heavy impasto, there are subtle "shrinkles." The surface grime is very subtle.