Paul Sample (1896-1974)
Hippo
signed 'PAUL SAMPLE' (lower right) and inscribed with title twice and signed again (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
16 1/4 x 20 1/4 in. (41.3 x 51.4 cm.)
Footnotes:
Provenance
Chidsey Collection.
Acquired by the present owner by 1980.

The canvas is unlined and retains its original stretchers. The paint surface is slightly dirty. There are minor frame abrasions visible along the extreme edges. There is fine, thinly spaced craquelure visible in the white pigments at center. Upon inspection under ultraviolet light, there are small dots of inpainting scattered at various places along the extreme edges, as well as very small spots at the lower right corner.