Lot 72
  • 72

John La Farge 1835 - 1910

Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description

  • John La Farge
  • Hollyhocks
  • signed Jn. La Farge and dated indistinctly (lower right)
  • oil on canvas
  • 18 1/8 by 13 3/4 inches
  • (46 by 34.9 cm)
  • Painted circa 1883.

Provenance

Corporate Collection, Westport, Connecticut, by 1989
Vance Jordan Fine Art, New York, by 1995
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 2001

Condition

This work is in very good condition. The canvas is unlined. There is some frame abrasion visible at the left and right edges. Under UV: There are some scattered dots of inpainting in the flowers at center. The varnish fluoresces somewhat unevenly.
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