Lot 281 Hassel Wendell Smith Untitled 1961 Oil on canvas Signed and dated upper right edge of canvas; signed and dated verso; retains Ferus Gallery, Hackett Mill, and Hackett Freedman Gallery labels verso; retains Pasadena Art Museum and Pomona College Gallery exhibition labels verso Canvas: 68 ″ x 48 ″; Frame: 69 ″ x 49 ″; (Canvas: 173 x 122 cm) Estimate: $ 20,000 — $ 30,000 (lamodern.com)
Chemical discoloration at upper right edge. (skinnerinc.com)
The arrow on the upper right edge of the image points to a particularly strong jet stream churning through Saturn's northern hemisphere. (discovermagazine.com)