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Sale 6507
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
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Estimate$6,000 - $8,000
Provenance:
Dr. Anson Phelps Stokes Hoyt (1897-1992), Pasadena, California.
Exhibited:
New York, Owen Gallery, "William Sergeant Kendall, American Master," April 15 – June 19, 1998, n.p., fig. 8, illustrated.
Framed: 58 1/2 x 53 1/2 in.
The paintings is in generally fair condition; minor deposits of surface dirt and dust; canvas is relined; the canvas is bubbling up along the upper and left edges; an small spot of lifting paint in the extreme upper left corner edge; instances of craquelure in scattered areas, with more prominent craquelure in the face of the left-most boy; significant inpainting throughout, visible under normal viewing conditions; scattered areas of overcleaning scattered. Under UV light: extensive inpainting throughout, with inpainting to the majority of the right-most boy's face, as well as large areas of inpainting to the faces, figures, and hands of the other two figures. Additional images available upon request.
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