Sale 6380
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
Estimate$5,000 – $7,000
Provenance:
Sold directly by the Artist, Brussels, 1894.
Sotheby's, New York, sale of February 28, 1990, lot 250.
Acquired directly from the above sale.
Collection of Samuel J. and Ethel LeFrak, New York.
Thence by descent in the family.
Sotheby's, New York, sale of November 21, 2017, lot 49.
Acquired directly from the above sale by the present owner.
Framed: 29 3/4 x 40 1/2 x 3 1/4 in.
Minor deposits of surface dirt and dust; canvas is wax-lined; a few thin strokes of non-original paint to the right of the white sailboat; paint application is very thin throughout. Under UV light: pinpoint dots and strokes of inpainting throughout the sky; localized inpainting to the mountains directly about the city in the center; possible strokes of inpainting to the upper center of the mountains, though the fluorescence may be a result of the pigments used; the aforementioned non-original paint in the water fluoresces. Additional images available upon request.
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