Lot 56
  • 56

GEORGE HITCHCOCK | The Wayfarers

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • George Hitchcock
  • The Wayfarers
  • signed G. HITCHCOCK (lower left)
  • oil on canvas
  • 43 1/4 by 35 inches
  • (109.9 by 88.9 cm)
  • Painted circa 1890.

Provenance

Private collection, Connecticut, until 2000
Leicester Galleries, London
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Condition

The canvas is lined and the edges are covered with tape. There is minor frame abrasion at edges and scattered surface cracking. Under UV: there are scattered lines and areas of inpainting throughout.
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