Richard Langtry Partington (American, 1868-1929) Ghost Tree, 17 Mile Drive

Description:

Richard Langtry Partington (American, 1868-1929)

Ghost Tree, 17 Mile Drive
Signed and dated "R.L. Partington/07" l.l., identified on labels from the Oakland Art Museum, California (see below) affixed to the back of the frame and from Trotter Galleries, Carmel, affixed to the frame backing.
Oil on canvas, 50 x 40 1/4 in. (127.0 x 102.2 cm),in a period frame.
Condition: Minor retouch, varnish discoloration, solvent or glue staining to the reverse.

Provenance: The estate of Richard Mellon Scaife, Pennsylvania. The proceeds from the sale of this lot will benefit a Pennsylvania art institution.

Exhibitions: American-California Painting, The A.M. Robertson Collection, Oakland Art Museum, Oakland, California, 1962, Lent by Mrs. Frank Vossler of Pacific Grove.

N.B. The Oakland Art Museum was one of three predecessor institutions whose collections were combined and ultimately became the Oakland Museum of California in the late 1960s. The data on the above-referenced exhibition was based solely upon the content of the label, because no further detail was available from OMCA records.
Estimate $6,000-8,000

Framed dimensions are 65 1/2 x 54 1/2 in.

The painting has been professionally conserved. Craquelure is fine and stable. Impasto is intact. Retouch is relatively minimal, and is as follows: in the top 1/3 of the canvas, about 6 small dots, the largest by far measures 1/2 x 1 inch and is located in the upper right corner; in the middle 1/3 of canvas, there are maybe six more dots, concentrated on the center left side in the dark background where there are two horizontal spots measuring 2 x 1/2 inch and 2 x 1/4 inch; in the lower 1/3 of the canvas there seems to be only one area of retouch, which is a spot measuring 1 x 1/2 inch located in the lower left corner. Overall the condition is very good.


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