American School, 20th Century Collecting Bad Debts

Description:

American School, 20th Century

Collecting Bad Debts
Signed and inscribed "E.N. Bennett - Yale - 1933" l.r., titled on a label affixed to the stretcher.
Oil on canvas, 36 x 46 in., in a carved and molded gilt-gesso frame.
Condition: Lined, retouched.

Provenance: James Graham & Sons; Skinner, September 25, 1999, Lot 461; purchased by a private Massachusetts collector from the above.
Estimate $1,500-2,500

Scattered retouch on the clothing of the man near the left edge. Repaired tear/puncture on the man near th right edge with associated retouch.


The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.