Lot 71
  • 71

Adolf Schreyer

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Adolf Schreyer
  • Two Scouts on Horseback
  • signed Ad. Schreyer (lower right)
  • oil on canvas
  • 32 by 26 in.
  • 81.2 by 66 cm

Provenance

Knoedler & Co., New York
Thyrka F. Kiser, New York (acquired from the above and sold, Parke-Bernet, New York, April 16, 1949, lot 56, illustrated)
Private Collector (acquired at the above sale and until 1996)
Acquired by the present owner in 1996

Condition

Lined. Work is under an old, heavy varnish. Under UV: broadly brushed inpainting in sky, rider’s flag, and horse’s tail, additional isolated sopts throughout composition. The varnish glows green under UV.
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