Henry John Livens

(British, 1848-1943)

Still Lifes with Fruit

, 1876

oil on canvas

signed H. Livens and dated (lower right)

11 ½ x 13 ¾ inches.

Property from the Collection of Jane and Terry Bradshaw, Alpharetta, Georgia
Provenance:
Suffolk Gallery, Camden, ME

Smaller painting: 13 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches. Signed H. Livens (lower right). Both in overall good and stable condition. Both relined and varnished with scattered overpainting. One is loose in frame and has loss from frame rubbing at the edges. The other has a 1/8-inch flake in the upper right and minor loss from frame rubbing at the edges.

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