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Frederick Arthur Verner 1836 - 1928
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 CAD
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Description
- Frederick Arthur Verner
- Buffalo Watering Hole
- signed and dated lower right Verner 1907
- oil on canvas
- 50.8 by 76.2 cm.
- 20 by 30 in.
Provenance
Private Collection, Ontario
Literature
Joan Murray, The Last Buffalo, The Story of Frederick Arthur Verner, Painter of the Canadian West, Toronto, 1984, p. 19. See pp. 128 to 137 for other images of Verner's buffalo
Condition
This painting has been relined, and UV inspection reveals touch ups and inpainting of craquellure throughout. Old varnish fluoresces green in the lower half of the painting.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The near-annihilation of the buffalo made the animal a subject of romance, and Verner, after a trip to the west in 1873, when he made a large number of sketches of Indians and buffalo, retired to England and exploited the thirst for these subjects among collectors over the following years. Fifty-seven of Verner's initial sketches are in the National Gallery of Canada. In 1906, Toronto's "The Globe" wrote that his pictures of buffalo were 'a class of subject where he stands alone and unrivalled.'