$2,252
American School, 19th Century Harper's Farm on the Hudson Unsigned, titled in a later inscription on the reverse. Oil on panel, 16 x 21 1/2 in. (40.6 x 54.6 cm), framed. Condition: Scattered retouch, horizontal splits to panel, scattered abrasions with losses, craquelure with separating, surface grime. There are two repaired horizontal splits to the support, dividing the composition into thirds. The retouch is to these, along the right edge, and minor scattered dashes and dots throughout. The painting needs cleaning. The craquelure is stable, with several areas of unobtrusive alligatoring (mostly to the brown pigments in the foreground).
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2008-03-07