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Dean Cornwell
Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Dean Cornwell
- Golden Gate, Jerusalem
- signed with initials DC, l.r.; signed D Cornwell and titled Golden Gate on the stretcher
- oil on canvas
- 36 by 27 in.
- 91.5 by 68.5 cm.
Provenance
Ezra Winters, Falls Village, Connecticut (acquired directly from the artist)
Renata Hunter, Falls Village (by descent from the above, her father)
Acquired as a gift by the present owner from the above
Renata Hunter, Falls Village (by descent from the above, her father)
Acquired as a gift by the present owner from the above
Literature
William Lyon Phelps, Good Housekeeping Magazine, "The Golden Gate: Painting by Dean Cornwell", June, 1926, volume 82, number 6
Condition
Canvas is not lined. SURFACE: in estate condition; canvas is loose on stretcher and billows slightly; dirty varnish; scattered losses in the browns, most of them at lower left and along lower edge; a small hole in canvas at lower center (just in front of camel's hump) UNDER ULTRA VIOLET: no apparent inpainting
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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.
Catalogue Note
Cornwell visited the Holy Land in 1925 and created several paintings which were eventually used for various books and stories with middle-eastern and Biblical themes. The present work was illustrated in the sixth of a series of articles about paintings of places in the Holy Land by Good Housekeeping Magazine in 1926. The article was written by William Lyon Phelps to describe Christ entering Jerusalem through the famed gate on Palm Sunday.