Lot 120
  • 120

Louis Aston Knight

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

Description

  • Louis Aston Knight
  • The Water Mill
  • signed Aston Knight and inscribed Paris (lower right)
  • oil on canvas
  • 25 3/4 by 32 inches
  • (65.4 by 81.3 cm)

Provenance

Frank Schofield, Cleveland
Private Collection (sold: Christie's, New York, September 12, 2007, lot 78)
Private Collection, New York (sold: Shannon's, Milford, Connecticut, October 23, 2014, lot 84)
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner

Condition

Oil on canvas, canvas is lined. Surface: In generally good condition; a stable area of craquelure in the sky and scattered pindot losses. UNDER UV: Scattered dots and dashes of inpainting; an uneven varnish which fluoresces green.
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