Lot 82
  • 82

William Aiken Walker 1828 - 1921

Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 USD
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Description

  • William Aiken Walker
  • Cotton Wagon
  • signed with the artist's monogrammed signature WAWalker and dated 1883 (lower left)
  • oil on canvas
  • 12 by 20 inches
  • (30.5 by 50.8 cm)

Provenance

Private Collection, Australia
By descent to the present owner (her great-nephew)

Condition

This work is in very good condition. The canvas is unlined. There are some surface accretions in the sky and the covered wagon at the right. Under UV: A few pindots fluoresce erratically but they appear to be original to the artist. This work would benefit from a light cleaning.
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