Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2470Location: BostonDate / Time: September 11, 2009 12:00PM
Description:
John Clinton Spencer (American, 1861-1919)
Still Life with Basket of Fruit
Signed and dated "-J. C. Spencer 1917-" l.l.
Oil on canvas, 20 x 30 in. (50.8 x 76.2 cm),framed.
Condition: Patch reinforcement u.l., scattered retouch.
Estimate $1,500-2,000
There is a repaired and retouched tear (about 1 inch) to the grape leaf in the upper left, plus several other tiny dots of retouch. The work would benefit from cleaning.