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Lot 113

DELANEY, Joseph (American, 1904-1991). Untitled. (Nude with...

Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

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DELANEY, Joseph (American, 1904-1991). Untitled. (Nude with Book). Circa 1945. Oil on wood panel. Signed lower left. 30 x 42 ?". Frame 33 x 45 ?". Joe Delaney was an important African-American painter. He studied at the Student Art League in NYC with Thomas Hart Benton and Jackson Pollock among others. Major exhibits include the Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Academy of Design, American Negro Exhibition, Chicago, 1940. Surface dirt. Wood has repetitive splits in veneer of wood grain overall. In some areas wood veneer has recurring rippling undulations at top edge. Inpainting occurs at edges in some of these areas. Customer pickup or third-party shipping required.