LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas

Size Notes:

14 â?? by 24 â?? inches

Markings:

signed with artist's monogram DJ and dated 72 (lower right); also titled - A Study from nature - / Old Kates Bridge. Rifton Glen. / Ulster Co. / N-Y., signed again David Johnson. and dated again 1872. (on the reverse prior to lining)

Condition:

The work is lined, tacked to modern stretchers and the extreme edges covered in brown tape. There is surface cracking throughout, most noticeably in the blue and white pigments of the sky, and stretcher bar marks along each edge. There are frame abrasions along the extreme outer edges. Under UV: there appear to be pindots and small spots of inpaint throughout the composition and to address frame abrasions along the extreme outer edges. Although some pigments do read strongly under UV, particularly in the darker areas of pigment in the lower half of the composition and tops of the green trees, they appear to be the artist's original. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot provided by Sotheby's. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colours and shades which are different to the lot's actual colour and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation because Sotheby's is not a professional conservator or restorer but rather the condition report is a statement of opinion genuinely held by Sotheby's. For that reason, Sotheby's condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot.