Description:
Attributed to Christian Georg Schüz the Younger (German, 1758-1823)
Travelers in a Landscape
Signed and dated "Schüz fec.1784" l.r., inscribed "Schüz fec./1784" in a later hand
on the reverse.
Oil on panel, 11 5/8 x 17 in. (29.5 x 43.0 cm),framed.
Condition: Split to panel l.r., scattered abrasions, fine craquelure, surface grime.
Estimate $1,500-2,500
Horizontal crack to the panel, measuring 5 1/2 inches long, located in the l.r. corner between 1 1/2 inch and 1 inch up from the bottom edge. Scattered abrasions, wear to edges of panel, slight bowing to panel. Prominent surface grime, with fine details of the landscape obscured by dirt and discolored varnish.
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