Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2581BLocation: BostonDate / Time: February 03, 2012 12:00PM
Description:
Laurence Philip Sisson (American, b. 1928)
Lone Figure Along a Rocky Beach
Signed "L. Sisson" l.l.
Oil on Masonite, 44 x 44 in. (111.7 x 111.7 cm),framed.
Condition: Natural pigment fluorescence.
Estimate $3,000-5,000
A small area of fluorescence to the sky in upper center, which appears to be a reflection of the gesso layer as opposed to any retouch. The surrounding pigment in the sky is feathered over the edges of the area of fluorescence.