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Sanford Robinson Gifford
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Sanford Robinson Gifford
- Road Scenery Near Lake George
- signed S.R. Gifford (lower right)
- oil on canvas
- 20 by 30 in.
- 51 by 76 cm.
- Painted in 1849
Provenance
American Art Union, New York
H.C. Gray, Painesville, Ohio
Vose Galleries, Boston
H.C. Gray, Painesville, Ohio
Vose Galleries, Boston
Literature
American Art-Union Exhibition Catalogue, 1849, no. 111
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gifford Memorial Catalogue, 1881, New York, no. 14
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gifford Memorial Catalogue, 1881, New York, no. 14
Condition
Canvas is lined. SURFACE: some compression to surface from relining, but pigment, color and detail retention is very good UNDER ULTRA VIOLET: a few scattered repaints, mostly for craquelure fill-in--in sky, in foreground at left and right and at upper left (in trees)
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.