Lot 54
  • 54

John Francis Murphy 1853-1921

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • John Francis Murphy
  • River Landscape
  • signed J. Francis Murphy and dated 1905, l.l.
  • oil on canvas
  • 24 by 36 in.
  • 61 by 91.4 cm.

Provenance

Thomas Colville Fine Art, Inc., New Haven

Condition

Canvas is not lined (canvas is protected by a wood-panel placed behind it and inside the stretcher--perhaps by the artist) SURFACE: in good condition Under Ultra Violet: a few small strokes fluoresce slightly at upper center in sky--may be old restorations; aside from this, no apparent inpainting
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