Lot 389
  • 389

John Carleton Wiggins 1848-1932

Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 USD
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Description

  • John Carleton Wiggins
  • A Flock of Sheep at Pasture
  • signed Carleton Wiggins (lower left)
  • oil on canvas
  • 12 by 16 in.
  • 30.5 by 40.5 cm.

Provenance

Gift of General and Mrs. Maurice Hirsch

Condition

Canvas is not lined SURFACE: in good condition, generally; varnish is dirty--work is painted with a relatively thick impasto--nooks and crannies in paint surface of sky are dirty UNDER ULTRA VIOLET: no apparent inpainting
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