Ben Messick (1901-1981)
Weenie Bake
signed 'Ben Messick' (upper left) and estate stamped (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
26 x 22 in.
framed 35 1/2 x 31 1/2 in.
Footnotes:
Provenance
Estate of Ben Messick.
Eclectic Gallery, Redlands, California, from the above.
Collection of Mr. Joe Ambrose.
Michael Johnson Fine Arts, Fallbrook, California.
Private collection, Rancho Santa Fe, California.

Literature
James R. Lafferty, Sr., Ben Messick, Redlands, California, 1993, unpaginated, illustrated.

The painting is unlined and retains the original stretcher bars. Minor frame abrasion. Under UV light examination, some fluorescence due to pigments but no evidence of retouch. No further condition issues to report.

In a gilt over red clay bole and gesso carved frame.