Description:
Ralph Albert Blakelock (American, 1847-1919)
Moonlight
Signed "R.A. Blakelock" l.l., titled on a presentation plaque, numbered "1627" on a University of Nebraska Blakelock Inventory label affixed to the back of the frame, and with an unattributed label inscribed "Martin estate" on the back of the frame.
Oil on panel, 12 x 10 in. (30.5 x 25.2 cm),framed.
Condition: Craquelure, drying cracks, alligatoring, surface grime.
Provenance: Estate of Marie Martin, through to the current private Connecticut collection.
N.B. NBI-1627, Moonlight, was examined by Norman Geske in 1995 and was assigned to Category II, which is comprised of works with the undoubted technical and stylistic features of Blakelock, but without unbroken documentation of ownership back to the artist.
Estimate $6,000-8,000
Two minute paint losses to center. Surface imperfections. Craquelure and surface in general appear stable.
Framed dimensions are 18 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.
With a fragmentary, old auction label and with an unattributed label with the printed heading "BEQUEST" and inscribed "Martin" on the Estate line, both affixed to the frame.
The examination by Dr. Geske and the assignment of Category II was confirmed by Katherine Walter of the University of Nebraska in email correspondence with Skinner.
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