Mauritz Frederik Hendrik de Haas (American, 1832-1895) Ship Aground - Crew Abandoning Ship

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Mauritz Frederik Hendrik de Haas (American, 1832-1895)

Ship Aground - Crew Abandoning Ship
Signed and dated "MFH de Haas NA/1877" l.r., identified on a label from Kennedy Galleries Inc., New York, affixed to the stretcher.
Oil on canvas, 19 x 31 in. (48.3 x 78.7 cm),framed (in a liner).
Condition: Lined, scattered retouch.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

Framed dimensions 25 3/4 x 37 3/4 in. Stretcher is new.

Broadly brushed retouch to sky, with a few pale dots of retouch to sky in u.r. quadrant. A bit of retouch to l.r. corner, perhaps to cover earlier frame abrasion, with some minor transfer of gold from the frame also in that area. An area of varnish discoloration or similar about 2 inches in diameter located at the l.r. edge just to the left of the signature. Very minimal craquelure that can be seen under magnification in areas of greatest impasto.




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