$1,422
British School, 19th Century The Durham Ox. Unsigned, with a handwritten letter and a newspaper clipping affixed to the reverse. Oil on panel, 14 1/2 x 22 in., framed. Condition: Horizontal crack to panel, pronounced but stable craquelure, retouch, surface grime. Note: Born in October 1795, the white Durham Ox grew to a tremendous size reaching 3,400 pounds by age 10. The ox was famous throughout England and Scotland. Sold for the benefit of the collections of the Smith College Museum of Art. Crack to panel is stablizied on the reverse with a small wood support.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-08-12