Lot 122
  • 122

Charles Courtney Curran

Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 USD
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Description

  • Charles Courtney Curran
  • A Comfortable Corner
  • signed Charles Courtney Curran and dated 1887, l.r.
  • oil on canvas
  • 9 1/4 by 12 in.
  • 23.1 by 33.5 cm.

Provenance

Estate of Adolphe Obrig (Sold:  American Art Association-Anderson Galleries, New York, October 28, 1931, lot 18)
Private Collection, Brooklyn, New York
By descent from the mother of the present owner (above)

Condition

Canvas is not lined. SURFACE: in fairly good condition; craquelure throughout (with crazing--especially noticeable on her face and on the bowl in front of her reading matter); a few losses (largest is behind her chair--looks white--can see in illustration)--another 3-4 are along the lower edge and much smaller; a few scattered remnants of spray paint (from touch-ups to the frame) along the edges UNDER ULTRA VIOLET: no apparent inpainting
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