05-19-201705-20-2017
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
3010BBoston
May 19, 2017 12:00 PMCalender
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Charles Franklin Pierce (American, 1844-1920) The Evening Call

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$1,046$850
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 3010BLocation: BostonDate / Time: May 19, 2017 12:00PM

Description:

Charles Franklin Pierce (American, 1844-1920)

The Evening Call
Signed and dated "C.F. PIERCE 1917" l.l., titled and dedicated ".../Presented to the New Hampshire/Historical Society by the/artist May 1918" on a handwritten label affixed to the stretcher.
Oil on canvas, 30 x 36 in. (76.5 x 91.0 cm),framed.
Condition: Scattered retouch, craquelure with areas of lifting, surface grime.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

The retouch is old scattered strokes and dashes throughout the composition. The craquelure is prevalent with some edges just starting to cup. Thre work might benefit from cleaning. Titled also on a presentation plaque.


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