Lot 293: GEORGE COHEN B. 1919

NIGHTWATCH

measurements
31 3/4 by 27 1/4 in.

alternate measurements
80.7 by 69.3 cm.

signed with initials (lower right); signed George Cohen (on stretcher)

glass, wood, silver foil and oil on masonite, unframed

Condition Note:

The paint at center has flaked considerably, although the artist's intention was to give the work a distressed look. Condition problems are difficult to asses.

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painted in 1953

PROVENANCE

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner, 1956

EXHIBITED

San Francisco Museum of Art, George Cohen, August 26-September 26, 1965
New York, Richard L. Feigen & Co., Dubuffet and the Anticulture, November 25-January 3, 1970