Lot 146
  • 146

William Holbrook Beard

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • William Holbrook Beard
  • The Phantom Crane
  • signed W. H. Beard and dated 1891. (lower left)
  • oil on canvas
  • 32 by 18 1/8 inches
  • (81.3 by 46 cm)

Provenance

Childs Gallery, Boston

Condition

Oil on canvas, canvas is not lined. Surface: In generally good condition aside from frame abrasion. UNDER UV: A few scattered dots and dashes of inpaint and a 2 inch diameter repaired tear in the trunk of the tree to the right.
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