Description:
American School, 19th Century
View of Sunnyside (Pink House with Green Shutters)
Unsigned, c. 1850.
Oil on canvas, 18 x 24 1/4 in., framed.
Condition: Stable craquelure, lined, minor retouch.
Provenance: The estate of Richard Mellon Scaife, Pennsylvania. The proceeds from the sale of this lot will benefit a Pennsylvania art institution.
Estimate $500-700
The lining is adhered with glue. The retouch is minor dashes, primarily to the craquelure (which is stable).
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Robin S.R. Starr
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Elizabeth Haff
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Modern & Contemporary Art
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Fine Photographs
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