Description ERNEST FIENE New York/Germany, 1894-1965
Study for portrait mural of Thomas Jefferson. Signed lower right "Ernest Fiene". Inscribed verso "Study for portrait mural. Auditorium Abraham Lincoln Highschool [
sic] Brooklyn. Thomas Jefferson signing the Declaration of Independence. Artist Ernest Fiene. Medium, Casein. Size 4 x 12 feet. The British flag is brown because the color scale has been limited to three colors: burnt sienna, yellow ochre, ultramarine blue and white".
Provenance: Descended in the consignor's family through Jeannette Fiene, Ernest Fiene's wife from 1921-1945.
Casein on cold pressed board, image 26.13" x 9.5". Board 33.25" x 15.5". Unframed.
Dimensions Casein on cold pressed board, image 26.13" x 9.5". Board 33.25" x 15.5". Unframed.
Condition Report Strong colors with only slight mars.
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