EDWARD WILLIS REDFIELD | Sleighing

The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1914 (acquired directly from the artist)
The artist, 1923 (acquired from the above)
Charles Carroll Glover II, circa 1920s
Charles Carroll Glover III (his son, by descent)
Estate of the above (sold: Sotheby's, New York, May, 24, 2006, lot 86)
Acquired by the present owner at the above sale

Washington, D.C., The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Fifth Exhibition of Contemporary American Oil Paintings, 1914, n.p.

The canvas is wax lined and there appears to be frame abrasion at the extreme edges. There appears to be stable cracking primarily at the left center. Under UV: there is one small spot of inpainting in the sky.
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This painting will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of Edward Redfield's work being compiled by Dr. Thomas Folk.