LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas laid to panel

Measurements:

28.50 in. (72.39 cm.) (height) by 88.00 in. (223.52 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed and dated lower right: Detlef Sammann / 1910

Condition:

Visual: Lacking tacking edges. The canvas edge with scattered wear and losses. Blacklight: Scattered spots and areas of touch-up along the four edges, many to address repaired nail holes. Touch-up down the entire left side, 1'' from the edge. A 5.5'' x 12'' scattered area of touch-up lower right. A quarter-sized spot of touch-up upper center. Other possible areas of touch-up scattered throughout. Difficult to read under uneven varnish

Exhibited:

Blanchard Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, September 1910; The Doheny Mansion, Los Angeles, CA

Provenance:

The artist; commissioned by Edward L. Doheny, March 1910