Description:
Lennart Anderson (American, 1928-2015)
Houses at South Harpswell
Signed with the artist's monogram and dated "...84" l.r., identified and titled on labels from Davis & Langdale Company, New York, and Robert Schoelkopf Gallery, New York, affixed to the stretcher.
Oil on canvas, 16 x 21 in. (40.6 x 53.3 cm),framed.
Condition: Minor surface grime.
Exhibitions: Nine Realist Painters Revisited: 1963-1984, Robert Schoelkopf Gallery, New York, December 8, 1984–January 2, 1985; Lennart Anderson: Paintings, Davis & Langdale Company, New York, February 16–March 16, 1985, checklist no. 17.
Estimate $2,500-3,500
There are very minor abrasions near the upper corners, and a small paint loss (approximately the size of a small nail head) near the upper edge (just to the right of center). The canvas has very gentle ripples near the lower edge. No further condition issues to report.
Framed dimensions: 17 1/4 x 22 1/4 in.
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