Sale 1274
| New York
| New York
Estimate$4,000 – $6,000
Provenance:
With Ken and Jenny Jacobson, Essex, UK, acquired 2001
Exhibited:
Full of Grace, Palm Beach Photographic Centre, West Palm Beach, January 25-March 14, 2012
If the painter finds it difficult to paint a good genre picture, how much more difficult is it for the photographer to make one with the camera. Anyone who has tried this kind of work knows how perilously near the ridiculous is to the sublime.
FRANK MEADOW SUTCLIFFE
Rich, warm toned print on matte paper, trimmed to edges and mounted on period board. Area of retouching upper right corner, visible under close inspection only; typical wear to mount edges and corners, not affecting the image. A beautiful print of Sutcliffe's dynamic study, in very good condition overall. Sold framed.
Frame dimensions: 29 x 32 3/4in. (glass)
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