Lot 6074
  • 6074

Thomas Birch (1779 - 1851)

Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description

  • Thomas Birch
  • Coastal Scene
  • signed T. BirchPhil.a (lower right)
  • oil on canvas
  • 20 by 30 1/4 in.
signed T. BirchPhil.a (lower right)

Provenance

J.E. McClees & Son, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
Mr. and Mrs. Bertram D. Coleman;
Christie's, New York, The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Bertram D. Coleman, January 16, 1998, sale 8842, lot 178, illustrated.

Condition

The canvas is lined. Under UV: there are scattered spots and thin lines of inpainting in the sky. There are several small spots in the remainder of the composition.
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