Lot 157
  • 157

William Shayer Snr. 1788-1879

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • William Shayer Snr.
  • Travelers Stopping for the Night
  • signed Wm. Shayer lower right, on the tree trunk
  • oil on canvas
  • 23 3/4 by 35 7/8 in.
  • 60.5 by 91.2 cm.

Provenance

Frank B. Smithe, Douglaston, New York
Acquired from the above, circa 1970s

Condition

Lined canvas. The surface is very flat but stable, except for some paint lifting at upper center; dark varnish. Under UV light: no evidence of inpainting.
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