Emil Ganso (American, 1895-1941)

Two Drawings: Nude on a Sofa and Reclining Nude
Both signed "Ganso" l.r., Nude on a Sofa dated "'32" l.r.
Charcoal and cont? crayon on paper, sight sizes to 15 x 21 in. (36.0 x 53.3 cm), framed.
Condition: Nude on a Sofa with foxing, pale toning, rippling near edges, creasing near u.r. corner, Reclining Nude with toning, scattered fox marks, crease c.r., and scattered handling creases, not examined out of frames.

Condition: Framed dimensions: 22 1/2 x 27 1/2 x 1 in. (Nude on a Sofa) and 21 1/2 x 28 1/4 x 1 in. (Reclining Nude)

Reclining Nude: pale stains to upper left corner, overall toning and mat burn, multiple handling creases that are most visible in raking light, stain across the top edge of the recto from an old mounting, toning and a few small stains to the reverse from exposure to a former corrugated paperboard backing, currently hinged to the back mat in two places along the top edge of the reverse.

Nude on Couch: scattered pale staining and foxing, toning, minor handling creases, mat burn and wear around the perimeter of the recto, rippling to the vertical sides with creasing to the u.r. corner, wear to the edges of the sheet, reverse with irregular toning, sheet hinged to back mat in two places on the top edge of the reverse.

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