LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on paper tacked over panel

Size Notes:

14 by 19 in.

Edition:

Executed in 1867.

Description:

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Markings:

signed ABierstadt (lower right); inscribed Jung Fraw just after first snow. Oct. 1867 from balcony of hotel at Inter... (on the reverse prior to mounting)

Condition:

The paper sheet has been lined with Mulberry tissue and tacked over board. There is mild staining, abrasions and artist's pinholes along the extreme outer edges. Under UV: There is inpainting corresponding to a diagonal scratch at center right and a few small spots of inpaint in the lower right center. There are additional scattered small spots of inpaint to address frame abrasion along the extreme edges. Framed Dimensions: 21 1/2 by 26 1/2 in. (54.6 by 67.3 cm.)

Provenance:

S.R. Brennan Gallery, Scottsdale Private Collection, Kentucky Shannon's Fine Art Auctioneers, Milford, Connecticut, 25 October 2007, lot 112 Acquired from the above by the present owner