LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas

Size Notes:

canvas: 22 by 30 inches (55.9 by 76.8 cm)

Edition:

This work has an old glue lining. There is a more recent small reinforcement on the reverse, addressing a loss in the sky in the upper left. The painting is clean, retouched and varnished. There is a restored complex break in the canvas, running from the roof of the farmhouse through the chimney on the right into the trees above, which measures about 6 inches in total. The trees, landscape and buildings are otherwise in very good condition. The grey color in the sky, including the lighter grey in the lower sky, has been retouched extensively. These retouches may address a visible canvas texture that developed here. There are no retouches between the branches of the trees. The work should be hung in its current state.

Description:

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Markings:

George Henry Durrie

Condition:

The following condition report has been provided by Simon Parkes of Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc., New York, an independent restorer who is not an employee of Sotheby's: This work has an old glue lining. There is a more recent small reinforcement on the reverse, addressing a loss in the sky in the upper left. The painting is clean, retouched and varnished. There is a restored complex break in the canvas, running from the roof of the farmhouse through the chimney on the right into the trees above, which measures about 6 inches in total. The trees, landscape and buildings are otherwise in very good condition. The grey color in the sky, including the lighter grey in the lower sky, has been retouched extensively. These retouches may address a visible canvas texture that developed here. There are no retouches between the branches of the trees. The work should be hung in its current state. 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. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colors and shades which are different to the lot's actual color 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. The condition report is a statement of opinion only. For that reason, the condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS ONLINE CONDITION REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE/BUSINESS APPLICABLE TO THE RESPECTIVE SALE.

Provenance:

H.V. Weil Mr. and Mrs. Amory L. Haskell, Red Bank, New Jersey, 1938 Private collection (by descent; sold: Sotheby's, New York, May 24, 2000, lot 103) Acquired by the present owner at the above sale