Frank Duveneck (American, 1848-1919) The Wharf at Gloucester Harbor

Description:

Frank Duveneck (American, 1848-1919)

The Wharf at Gloucester Harbor
Monogrammed and dated "FD 1917" l.r., titled on a detached label from Wunderlich & Co., New York, that accompanies the lot.
Oil on canvas, 28 x 36 in. (71.0 x 91.5 cm),framed.
Condition: Craquelure, flaking, surface grime.

Provenance: By family descent from the artist to Liz Duveneck Dana; sale to Drs. Ben and A. Jess Shenson, 1985; gift to the Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, 1985 (deaccessioned February 13, 2017).

Exhibitions: Duveneck: Lost Paintings Found, Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, October 8–November 22, 1987.

N.B. A dossier of information on the artist and the painting, including a declaration of provenance signed by Preston Metcalf, Chief Curator, Triton Museum of Art, and the exhibition catalog Duveneck: Lost Paintings Found, accompanies the lot.
Estimate $7,000-9,000


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