Description:
John Francis Murphy (American, 1853-1921)
Late Afternoon
Signed and dated "J. FRANCIS MURPHY. 1910" l.l., identified on a detached label from William Macbeth Gallery, New York, encapsulated and affixed to the back of the frame.
Oil on canvas, 24 x 36 in. (61.0 x 91.4 cm),in a period frame.
Condition: Lined onto board, stable craquelure primarily to sky, retouch to sky, signature possibly reinforced.
Estimate $2,500-3,500
A fragment of the original Macbeth label is still attached directly to the back of the frame.
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