Description:
Isaac Henry Caliga (American, 1857-1934)
Portrait of Thomas Allen
Signed and dated "I.H. Caliga 1885" l.l., with a partial label from Frost & Adams,
Boston, affixed to the stretcher.
Oil on canvas, 84 1/2 x 42 in. (214.6 x 106.7 cm),in a Guido frame.
Condition: Lined, retouch, craquelure.
Estimate $3,000-5,000
The lining is adhered with wax. The retouch is scatteredt throughout the composition. The craquelure is fine and stable.
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