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Edgar Ewing (1913-2006, Los Angeles, CA)
Edgar Ewing (1913-2006, Los Angeles, CA)
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Description
"Demetra with Scarf (Mykonos)," 1957
Oil on canvas
Signed and inscribed "Homage to Goya" in ink on the artist's label affixed to the backboard of the frame: Edgar Ewing;with the title, date, and some exhibition information typed onto this same label

Sold together with an ink study on paper of the same date: "Demetra - Mykonos Greece," 1957
Double-sided India ink drawing on wove paper, partial watermark Johanna, under glass
Signed and with a dated dedication below the image: "To Billie Dea Crowe with very best wishes - Edgar Ewing 1968," titled and dated upper left
Oil on canvas: 42" H x 32" W; Drawing on paper: 18.5" H x 14.25" W

Provenance: Gifted commission from the artist
Thence by descent to the present owner

Exhibitions: Dalzell Hatfield Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, n.d., according to a label affixed to the backboard of the painting's frame

Notes: There is an unsigned, undated, red India ink sketch of an owl on a branch on the verso of the sheet with the ink study of Demetra.
Condition
Condition: Condition of the Painting: Visual: Good condition. Dust accumulation commensurate with age. Occasional small areas of unobtrusive paint shrinkage.

Blacklight: Scattered touch-ups throughout, including in the figure's chin and left eye. Difficult to read under varnish.

Condition of the Drawing: Good condition. The left sheet edge deckled. Slight surface soiling commensurate with age, recto and verso. An occasional soft and unobtrusive handling mark near the sheet edges, visible only in raking light. A 1" horizontal tear in the lower portion of the left sheet edge, not affecting the image. There is an additional India ink drawing, unsigned, untitled and undated, on the verso of this sheet. Not examined out of the double-sided frame.

Frame of the painting: 51" H x 41" W x 3" D
Frame of the drawing: 25.25" H x 20.5" W x 1.25" D
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Edgar Ewing (1913-2006, Los Angeles, CA)

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