
Francis Luis Mora (American, 1874-1940) The Artist
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Condition: According to Tom Yost Conservation report dated 11/5/2010, refill and inpaint applied to scattered narrow vertically trending losses in upper background, up to 2 inches in length. A few small losses in face and arm of woman on right as well as a vertical loss between the hands of the woman on right [Sophia]. Two small losses on edge of hair on woman on left [Lola], concentrated losses 1/16 to 1 inch in size in table, grapes, and vases. Detailed conservation report can be provided upon request.
Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.
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Francis Luis Mora (American, 1874-1940)
The Artist's Wife and Her Sister Arranging Flowers and Ribbons, alternatively titled Sonia and Lola at Leisure
Signed and dated "F. Luis Mora 1911" l.l.
Oil on canvas, 35 3/4 x 39 3/4 in. (91.0 x 101.0 cm), framed.
Condition: Lined, retouch, craquelure.
Provenance: Purchased from DeVille Galleries, Los Angeles, 1980.
Literature: Lynne Pauls Baron, F. Luis Mora: America's First Hispanic Master 1874-1940 (Madison, CT: Falk Art Reference, 2008), Illustrated plate 6.13.
N.B. The work depicts the artist's wife Sophia "Sonia" Brown Compton Mora (at right), and his sister-in-law, Lola Compton (at left) at the Compton Family Home, Perth Amboy, New Jersey.
We wish to thank Lynne Pauls Baron for her kind assistance with cataloguing the lot; the present work will be included in her forthcoming catalogue raisonné on Mora.
The Artist's Wife and Her Sister Arranging Flowers and Ribbons, alternatively titled Sonia and Lola at Leisure
Signed and dated "F. Luis Mora 1911" l.l.
Oil on canvas, 35 3/4 x 39 3/4 in. (91.0 x 101.0 cm), framed.
Condition: Lined, retouch, craquelure.
Provenance: Purchased from DeVille Galleries, Los Angeles, 1980.
Literature: Lynne Pauls Baron, F. Luis Mora: America's First Hispanic Master 1874-1940 (Madison, CT: Falk Art Reference, 2008), Illustrated plate 6.13.
N.B. The work depicts the artist's wife Sophia "Sonia" Brown Compton Mora (at right), and his sister-in-law, Lola Compton (at left) at the Compton Family Home, Perth Amboy, New Jersey.
We wish to thank Lynne Pauls Baron for her kind assistance with cataloguing the lot; the present work will be included in her forthcoming catalogue raisonné on Mora.
Condition
Condition: According to Tom Yost Conservation report dated 11/5/2010, refill and inpaint applied to scattered narrow vertically trending losses in upper background, up to 2 inches in length. A few small losses in face and arm of woman on right as well as a vertical loss between the hands of the woman on right [Sophia]. Two small losses on edge of hair on woman on left [Lola], concentrated losses 1/16 to 1 inch in size in table, grapes, and vases. Detailed conservation report can be provided upon request.
Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.
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0531: Francis Luis Mora (American, 1874-1940) The Artist
Sold for $16,000
•1 BidEst. $15,000 - $20,000•Starting Price $7,500
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Francis Luis Mora (American, 1874-1940)
The Artist's Wife and Her Sister Arranging Flowers and Ribbons, alternatively titled Sonia and Lola at Leisure
Signed and dated "F. Luis Mora 1911" l.l.
Oil on canvas, 35 3/4 x 39 3/4 in. (91.0 x 101.0 cm), framed.
Condition: Lined, retouch, craquelure.
Provenance: Purchased from DeVille Galleries, Los Angeles, 1980.
Literature: Lynne Pauls Baron, F. Luis Mora: America's First Hispanic Master 1874-1940 (Madison, CT: Falk Art Reference, 2008), Illustrated plate 6.13.
N.B. The work depicts the artist's wife Sophia "Sonia" Brown Compton Mora (at right), and his sister-in-law, Lola Compton (at left) at the Compton Family Home, Perth Amboy, New Jersey.
We wish to thank Lynne Pauls Baron for her kind assistance with cataloguing the lot; the present work will be included in her forthcoming catalogue raisonné on Mora.
The Artist's Wife and Her Sister Arranging Flowers and Ribbons, alternatively titled Sonia and Lola at Leisure
Signed and dated "F. Luis Mora 1911" l.l.
Oil on canvas, 35 3/4 x 39 3/4 in. (91.0 x 101.0 cm), framed.
Condition: Lined, retouch, craquelure.
Provenance: Purchased from DeVille Galleries, Los Angeles, 1980.
Literature: Lynne Pauls Baron, F. Luis Mora: America's First Hispanic Master 1874-1940 (Madison, CT: Falk Art Reference, 2008), Illustrated plate 6.13.
N.B. The work depicts the artist's wife Sophia "Sonia" Brown Compton Mora (at right), and his sister-in-law, Lola Compton (at left) at the Compton Family Home, Perth Amboy, New Jersey.
We wish to thank Lynne Pauls Baron for her kind assistance with cataloguing the lot; the present work will be included in her forthcoming catalogue raisonné on Mora.
Condition
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<br><br>Condition: According to Tom Yost Conservation report dated 11/5/2010, refill and inpaint applied to scattered narrow vertically trending losses in upper background, up to 2 inches in length. A few small losses in face and arm of woman on right as well as a vertical loss between the hands of the woman on right [Sophia]. Two small losses on edge of hair on woman on left [Lola], concentrated losses 1/16 to 1 inch in size in table, grapes, and vases. Detailed conservation report can be provided upon request.<br><br>Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.
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