Gerrit Albertus Beneker (American, 1882-1934) Wellfleet in Winter

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Gerrit Albertus Beneker (American, 1882-1934)

Wellfleet in Winter
Signed and dated "Gerrit A. Beneker 1926" l.l., titled, signed, and dated ".../
by GERRIT A. BENEKER 1926" on the reverse, identified on a partial exhibition label tacked to the stretcher.
Oil on canvas, 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.9 cm),framed.
Condition: Craquelure, scattered small paint losses, surface accretions and grime.
Estimate $7,000-9,000

The brown spots in the sky are not paint losses, but appear to be dirt or pigment of some sort. The paint losses are minute and occur primarily in the sky. The paint surface has areas of rich impasto.


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