Lot 152
  • 152

Anonymous, (19th century)

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Anonymous, (19th century)
  • Picking Coffee in the Antilles
  • oil on canvas
  • 56 1/4 by 29 1/4 in.
  • 143 by 74.3 cm
  • Painted circa 1870.

Provenance

Private Collection, Spain

Condition

This work is in generally good condition overall. The canvas is unlined and loosely-stretched. The canvas has been reinforced along the edges. Frame abrasion, and minor isolated paint loss, is present along the extreme edges; this is particularly noticeable along the right edge of the canvas. Under ultraviolet inspection, a varnish is present throughout. In-painting is present within the plants of the upper right quadrant.
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