Lot 174
  • 174

John Frederick Herring Jr.

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description

  • John Frederick Herring Jr.
  • The Farm Yard; Carthorses and a Goat feeding from a covered trough, pigs and hens in the foreground, cattle beside a river beyond
  • oil on canvas
  • 62.5 by 107 cm.; 24 1/2 by 42 1/2 in.

Condition

The canvas has been re-lined sometime ago. Very minor craquelure (with some minor retouching and in-filler (to the sky and upper left) revealed under ultra-violet light. There are minor frame abrasions to the sides. There are minor stretcher marks. This work is generally in good condition and ready to hang although as the gesso frame is distressed a new frame may be required
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