Lot 2225
  • 2225

After Gilbert Stuart (20th Century)

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description

  • After Gilbert Stuart
  • Portrait of General Matthew Clarkson with the Order of Cincinnati Badge
  • oil on canvas
  • 36 1/2 by 28 1/4 in.

Provenance

Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Important American Furniture, November 2, 1997, lot 455;
Alan Miller, Quakertown, Pennsylvania.

Condition

The canvas is lined and there is frame abrasion at edges. There is a dime sized slightly raised spot in the upper right background. Under UV: there are a few dots of inpainting in the upper right background and along the figure's hair. There is an opaque varnish that makes it difficult to discern any other restoration.
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