Lot 78
  • 78

John Francis Murphy

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

  • John Francis Murphy
  • Sprawling Fields
  • signed J Francis Murphy and dated 1909, l.r.
  • oil on canvas
  • 16 1/4 by 22 1/8 in.
  • (41.4 by 56.4 cm.)

Provenance

William Macbeth, New York
Private Collection, Kansas City
By descent in the family to the present owner

Condition

Canvas is not lined. The surface of the work is in overall very good condition. There are faint stretcherbar marks on both the left and right sides of the canvas. The surface is dirty. Under UV; even farnish, no apparent inpainting.
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