Description:
Continental School, 19th Century
Diving off the Coast
Unsigned.
Oil on canvas, 25 x 20 1/4 in. (63.5 x 51.4 cm),framed.
Condition: Lined, minor surface grime, craquelure, small scattered areas of retouch.
Estimate $600-800
Retouch primarily to sky in upper right, including a spot right in the corner measuring 2 x 1 3/4 inches and a spot in the center of the sky with a diameter of 3/4 inch. Other scattered small dots of retouch. Fine, stable craquelure.
Framed dimensions are 32 1/2 x 27 1/2 x 2 1/4 inches.
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Robin S.R. Starr
Vice President
Director of American & European Works of Art
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Elizabeth Haff
Specialist, American & European Works of Art
Old Masters & 19th Century
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Kathleen M. Leland
Specialist, American & European Works of Art
Modern & Contemporary Art
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James Leighton
Specialist, American & European Works of Art
Fine Photographs
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