Lot 159
  • 159

William Mason Brown

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • William Mason Brown
  • Hudson River
  • signed Wm Brown and dated 1861 (lower right)
  • oil on canvas
  • 33 by 50 1/4 inches
  • (83.8 by 127.6 cm)

Provenance

Alexander Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1979

Condition

Oil on canvas, canvas is wax lined. Surface: In generally good condition aside from pressed craquelure (mainly visible in sky and water), a few spots of turned inpaint in sky, surface retains most of its dimension, and canvas is slightly pressed forward. UNDER UV: Scattered dots and inpainting and a 3 inch repaired tear in the lower left quadrant.
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