American School, 20th Century Bridge over the Harlem River

Description:

American School, 20th Century

Bridge over the Harlem River
Unsigned.
Oil on canvas, 16 x 20 in. (40.5 x 50.7 cm),in a probable Newcomb-Macklin frame.
Condition: Very minor paint losses, minor canvas deformation, fine craquelure.

Provenance: Purchased by the current owner from a dealer in the area of Cooperstown, New York, over 30 years ago.
Estimate $800-1,200

Label on the back of the frame has the name William Patty (American, 1884-1960),an artist who worked in California and Connecticut . The frame is further inscribed "William A. Patty, Market in Tangier" indicating that this frame was repurposed for the current work.


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