拍品 126
  • 126

JOHN GEORGE BROWN | My Buddy

估價
30,000 - 50,000 USD
招標截止

描述

  • John George Brown
  • My Buddy
  • signed copyright./J.G. Brown N.A. (lower left)
  • oil on canvas
  • 20 by 25 inches
  • (50.8 by 63.5 cm)
  • Painted 1895-99.

來源

Private collection, New York, circa 1950
By descent to the present owner, 2002

Condition

The canvas is unlined and there are stretcher bar marks at the left and right edges. There is a small puncture with a corresponding patch on reverse along boy's hairline below cap. The work may be slightly dirty. Under UV: there is inpainting to address frame abrasion at edges and a few pindots in the boy's face and jacket cuff.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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拍品資料及來源

My Buddy was featured on a 1899 trade card for Bell-Cap-Sic Plasters, pain relieving plasters manufactured by J.M. Grosvenor & Co. in Boston, Massachusetts.