Beschreibung:

FREDERICK CARL FRIESEKE1874 - 1939OLIVE TREES, CAGNES signed oil on canvasCanvas: 21¼ by 25¾ in. (54 by 65.4 cm.)Framed: 29¾ by 34 in. (75.6 by 86.4 cm.)Executed by 1920. This painting will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist's work being complied by Nicholas Kilmer, the artist's grandson, and sponsored by Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York.Condition ReportFramed. This following report was prepared by Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc., New York, an independent restorer who is not an employee of Sotheby's: This work on canvas is unlined, but the tacking edges have been reinforced. The stretcher seems to be original. The paint layer is clean and seems to have been lightly varnished. Frieseke painted onto a raw piece of linen, which is not uncommon for this artist. However, in this case, the olive tree on the right shows numerous areas of instability and paint loss. There is also paint loss in the trees beneath the village in the distance, and between the two large olive tree trunks on the left side. There is another small patch of loss in one of the shadows in the lower right corner. There are a few other isolated spots of loss in the upper center. Fully retouching the work is not recommended, but a few areas could be selectively retouched to make the work feel less compromised. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The