Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2459Location: BostonDate / Time: May 15, 2009 4:00PM
Description:
Alexander Helwig Wyant (American, 1836-1892)
A Solitary Horseman
Signed "A.H. Wyant" l.r.
Oil on artist board, 6 1/8 x 9 1/8 in. (15.6 x 23.2 cm),framed.
Condition: Minor surface grime.
Estimate $2,000-2,500
Dark brown paint in shaded areas of tree roots and boulder l.l. fluoresce but appear to be the natural fluorescence of pigment rather than retouch, minor surface abrasions.