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ENOCH WOOD PERRY | Cradle Song
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- Enoch Wood Perry
- Cradle Song
- signed E. Wood Perry N.A. and dated 87 (lower left)
- oil on canvas tacked over panel
- 36 1/4 by 28 1/2 inches
- (92.1 by 72.4 cm)
Provenance
Acquired by the present owner, late 1970s
Exhibited
Minneapolis, Minnesota, Industrial Exposition Building, Minneapolis Industrial Exposition, circa 1887
Morristown, New Jersey, Morris Museum of Arts and Sciences, Nineteenth Century American Still Lifes from New Jersey Collections, March-June 1984, no. 25, illustrated n.p.
Morristown, New Jersey, Morris Museum of Arts and Sciences, Nineteenth Century American Still Lifes from New Jersey Collections, March-June 1984, no. 25, illustrated n.p.
Condition
The canvas is wax-lined and the tacking edges are covered with tape. There is frame abrasion along the extreme edges and some associated traces of gilt from the frame. There is fine surface cracking throughout. Under UV: there is a circular area of inpainting to the right of the figure's head in the background.
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.
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.