Lot 86
  • 86

John Frederick Kensett

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • John Frederick Kensett
  • Across the Bridge
  • inscribed Miss Lizzie Vail/with the painter's regards/Aug 25 '62, on the stretcher bar
  • oil on canvas
  • 12 by 10 in.
  • 30.5 by 25.4 cm.
  • Painted circa 1845.

Provenance

Miss Lizzie Vail, 1862 (gift from the artist)

Condition

Good condition, unlined. Under UV: nickel sized retouch to center, two vertical lines of retouch at lower center, some other small retouches, otherwise fine.
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