$3,081
Frank Henry (Hector) L. Tompkins (American, 1847-1922) Dorchester Bay at Night Signed "FHTompkins" l.r., titled, signed, inscribed, and dated "...FHTompkins/ Pope Building/Boston/1905." on the reverse, identified on labels including one from Smith Kramer Fine Art Services, Kansas City, Missouri, and Fuller Museum of Art, Brockton, Massachusetts (see below), affixed to the reverse. Oil on board, 11 3/4 x 18 3/4 in. (29.8 x 47.6 cm), in a frame signed "Feliciano Nemiccolo" along the reverse of the left edge. Condition: Retouch, varnish inconsistencies, craquelure with scattered alligatoring, surface grime. Exhibitions: Boston Art Club Exhibition, Fuller Museum of Art, July 3-September 19, 1993. Scattered dots of retouch primarily to l.l. and l.r. quadrant and along left frame liner, small loss u.l. approx. 1/8 x 1/8 in. and l.r. approx. 1/16 x 1/16 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2010-05-21
