Sale 6511
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
Estimate$2,500 - $4,000
Provenance:
Sold: Michaan's Auctions, Alameda, California, March 10, 2018, Lot 231
Private Collection, California
Framed: 38 x 63 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.
Moderate deposits of surface dirt and dust; canvas is lined with visibly taped edges; network of hairline craquelures throughout; constellation of scattered pinpoint brown stains to proper center above wheatsheaf held by foremost figure; possible repair to center right, located between turned woman and child, measuring no more than 2 1/2 inches; scattered instances of drying craquelures within wheatsheafs and foremost figures' skirts. Under UV: area of inpainting associated with aforementioned repair; smaller, scattered areas of inpainting found within the sky and several of the figures' faces. Additional images available upon request.
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