Sale 2105
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
Estimate$20,000 – $30,000
Provenance:
The Artist.
Estate of the Artist.
Associate Hall, New York, sale of The Collection of Over Five Hundred Paintings and Studies by the Late John F. Kensett, March 24-29, 1873, lot number unknown (consigned by the executor of the above).
Exhibited:
New York, National Academy of Design, The Collection of Over Five Hundred Paintings and Studies by the Late John F. Kensett, 1873, illustrated pl. 46 in the exhibition album.
Minor deposits of surface dirt and dust; canvas is lined; passages of the canvas have been pressed due to the lining process; instances of small areas of possible over-cleaning within the foreground; one vertical area of inpainting extending along the center left edge, approximately 4 inches in length, visible under normal viewing conditions. Under UV light: the aforementioned area of inpainting fluoresces; an approximately 2 inch in length area of inpainting in the center, between the sky and tree line; small areas of inpainting through the lower portion of the composition; pinpoint spots of inpainting scattered throughout the sky, with slightly larger spots extending along the left edge. Additional images available upon request.
Framed: 28 x 40 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.
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Adam Veil
VP, Head of Department, American Art and Pennsylvania Impressionists