05-19-201705-20-2017
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
3010BBoston
May 19, 2017 12:00 PMCalender
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Thomas Hudson (British, 1701-1779) Portrait of the Reverend Rhodes

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$2,460$2,000
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 3010BLocation: BostonDate / Time: May 19, 2017 12:00PM

Description:

Thomas Hudson (British, 1701-1779)

Portrait of the Reverend Rhodes
Unsigned, identified on an auction label (see below) affixed to the stretcher.
Oil on canvas, 50 x 40 in. (127.0 x 101.6 cm),framed.
Condition: Lined, minor retouch, craquelure, small accretions to left side.

Provenance: Sotheby's New York, Friday October 20, 2000, Mercer House, Savannah: The Collection of The Late James A. Williams, Sale 7527, Lot 190; to a private Rhode Island collection.
Estimate $4,000-6,000

The retouch is finely applied, primarily to fill craquelure, with some dots and dashes to the face. There is also a cluster of retouch to craquelure in the background of the upper right quadrant. The craquelure is stable and is more visible in raking light. There are two odd drops of what looks like modern paint on the lower left side in the gentleman's coat. From afar they appear as paint losses but when examined more closely they look to be on top of the paint surface.


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Keywords

James A. Williams, Thomas Hudson