Lot 80
  • 80

William Robinson Leigh 1866 - 1955

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • William Robinson Leigh
  • The Good Friend
  • signed W.R. Leigh and dated 1953 (lower left); also titled A Good Friend on the stretcher
  • oil on canvas
  • 16 by 20 inches
  • (40.6 by 50.8 cm)

Provenance

Grand Central Art Galleries, New York
Private Collection, 1956 (acquired from the above)
By descent to the present owner (his daughter)

Condition

The work is in very good condition. The canvas is unlined. There is stable cracking in the upper left corner. The work appears slightly dirty. Under UV: there is no apparent inpainting. Inscribed "PROPERTY OF W.R. LEIGH" twice on the reverse of the frame
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