Lot 41
  • 41

William Bradford 1823 - 1892

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description

  • William Bradford
  • The Ice Blockade on the Labrador Coast
  • signed Wm. Bradford and dated indistinctly (possibly 1871) (lower right)
  • oil on canvas
  • 18 by 30 inches
  • (45.7 by 76.2 cm)

Provenance

Sale: Phillips New York, circa 1988
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale

Condition

This painting is in good condition. Unlined, some of artist's pencil underdrawing shows through the paint in the sky at center. Under UV: there is a small area of inpainting in upper right corner, a dime-sized spot in water at lower right, and scattered dots and dashes of inpainting, primarily in sky.
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