Description:
Ralph Eugene Cahoon Jr. (American, 1910-1982)
Sailor and Mermaids on Stilts
Signed "R. CAHOON" l.r.
Oil on Masonite, 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm),framed.
Condition: Frame abrasions, abrasions to right side of board, surface grime.
Estimate $10,000-15,000
Framed dimensions: 19 1/2 x 23 1/4 in.
Minute loss of about 1/16 inch or less to the horizontal line of white foam located at the lower center edge between the stilts of the two foreground mermaids; shallow surface abrasions to sky, the deepest one located on upper left side, measuring about 2 inches overall with some very small areas of red under-painting exposed; other abrasions on the upper right are very shallow and can be seen on the surface in raking light; possible subtle varnish discoloration to sky.
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