Thomas Birch

American Ship

Circa 1820

Oil on canvas

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Description

Thomas Birch (American, 1779-1851).

This painting is offered in a giltwood frame.

Dimensions

Height: 16 inches / 40.64 cm
Width: 26 inches / 66.04 cm
Frame Height: 22.25 inches / 56.52 cm
Frame Width: 32 inches / 81.28 cm

Provenance

[with] Charles D. Childs Gallery, Boston, 1947

Leroy Miller, Boyertown, Pennsylvania

Acquired from the above by the present owner

Exhibition

Philadelphia, Philadelphia Maritime Museum, Thomas Birch: 1779-1851, Paintings and Drawings, 1966, no. 28, p. 32

New Haven, Yale University Art Gallery, American Art from Alumni Collections, 1968, no. 42, illustrated

Condition Report

The canvas is lined and the tacking edges are trimmed. The surface of the work appears slightly dirty. The work bears a possible inscription at lower left. There is surface cracking throughout as well as a scuff in the sky at upper right. There is frame abrasion along the extreme outer edges. Under UV: The work retains an uneven varnish. There is no sign of inpainting or previous restoration.



 

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Art Period

19th Century

Movement/Style

Romanticism

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