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Daniel Ridgway Knight
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description
- Daniel Ridgway Knight
- The First Born (Morning Greeting)
- signed Ridgway Knight, inscribed Paris, and dated 85 (lower right)
oil on canvas
- 32 1/4 by 25 1/4 in.
- 81.9 by 64.1 cm
Provenance
Boussod, Valadon et Cie., Paris
Knoedler & Co., New York (no. 4956, acquired in November 1885) Mrs. J.W. Minturn, New York (in December 1885)
Robert Hoe family
Nathan Heyer (and sold: Parke-Bernet, New York, November 4, 1938, lot 34, illustrated, as Morning Greeting)
Sale: Christie's, New York, October 27, 1983, lot 287, illustrated (as Country Gossip)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Condition
Lined, cracking visible - at times in bullseye patterns - as well as paint separation, small chips of loss underneath hands of woman on left and in the top edge of the path beneath the foot of the woman carrying a basket (surrounded by some lifting); under UV: inpainting to address areas of paint separation and cracking around the figures in the darkest pigments.
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.
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.