Lot 56
  • 56

Maxfield Parrish

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • Maxfield Parrish
  • The Outlaw
  • signed with initials M . P (lower right); signed Maxfield Parrish., titled "The Outlaw.", and inscribed Windsor: Vermont (on a label affixed to the reverse)
  • oil on paper laid down on panel
  • 17 1/8 by 11 3/8 inches
  • (43.7 by 28.9 cm)
  • Painted circa 1905.

Provenance

Sale: Skinner, Boston, November 3, 1988, lot 36
Private Collection, Scarsdale, New York (acquired from the above sale)
By descent from the above to the present owner

Exhibited

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 100th Anniversary Exhibition, 1905, no. 152

Condition

The following condition report has been provided by Simon Parkes, Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc. 502 East 74th St. New York, NY 212-734-3920, simonparkes@msn.com, an independent restorer who is not an employee of Sotheby's. This work is in very good condition. The panel is flat. The paint layer is cleaned and varnished. There is only one area of retouching above the rider's head. The retouches here measure about half an inch square. There is no weakness or instability to the paint layer. The work should be hung as is.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.