Lot 70
  • 70

William Holbrook Beard 1824 - 1900

Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description

  • William Holbrook Beard
  • Minerva Reflecting
  • signed with the artist's initials WB, l.l.; and (probably) signed and titled on reverse prior to lining
  • charcoal on paper
  • 35 by 46 1/2 in.
  • (88.9 by 118.1 cm)
  • Executed circa 1870.

Provenance

Albright-Knox Gallery, Buffalo, New York, 1874 (commissioned from the artist)
Jill Newhouse Gallery, New York, 1984 (acquired from the above)
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1984

Condition

Unframed: mounted on non-acidic board, two repaired, thin tears in lower left quadrant, one being 81/2 inches and the second approximately 6 1/2 inches in length, one approximately 3 by 4 inch area in lower left repaired and retouched by conservator, some small repaired tears along edges, some visible discoloration to paper mostly in upper left quadrant.
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