Sell one like this
$948$800
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2409Location: BostonDate / Time: May 16, 2008 4:00PM
Description:
Continental School, 19th Century
Waiting by the Footbridge
Signed "G. Burr" l.r.
Oil on canvas, 32 x 24 in. (81.3 x 60.9 cm),framed.
Condition: Tear and minute puncture u.c., surface grime, craquelure.
Estimate $1,000-1,500
There is a 2 inch tear near the upper center, running parallel to the top stretcher bar, and a 1/2 inch, crescent-shaped puncture to the left of the tear. The craquelure is stable, but has some very minute cupping. The painting would benefit from cleaning.