Lot 77
  • 77

Peter Caledon Cameron 1854 - 1934

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Peter Caledon Cameron
  • Niagara Falls in Winter
  • signed with the artist's monogrammed signature PCameron and inscribed Niagara Falls in Winter/Began Feb 10th 1884/Finished Nov. 1 1884/First two months on the spot (lower left)
  • oil on canvas
  • 69 3/4 by 45 7/8 inches
  • (177.2 by 116.5 cm)

Provenance

Sold: Sotheby's New York, May 19, 2004, lot 65, illustrated
Acquired by the present owner at the above sale

Condition

This work is in very good condition. The canvas is strip-lined. There are several small repairs with corresponding patches on the reverse. There is craquelure throughout, most visible in the mist at center. Under UV: there is scattered inpainting throughout, primarily in the upper register.
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