Description:
Bruce Crane (American, 1857-1937)
Golden Afternoon, Mohawk Valley
Signed "BRUCE CRANE" l.r., signed and titled on a label on the reverse.
Oil on canvas, 12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.6 cm),framed.
Condition: Varnish discoloration, surface grime, some craquelure.
Estimate $800-1,200
A small paint loss at the lower right frame edge below the signature. A few old paint losses and areas of dirt upper right edge and upper left corner. Craquelure is very minimal. The paint surface shows good impasto, with the tree branches are suggested with minimal broken brushstrokes.
Frame dimensions are 22 1/4 x 26 1/4 x 3 1/2 inches. Frame with damage to the corners and missing corner at u.r.
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