William Trost Richards (American, 1833-1905) Crashing Breakers

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William Trost Richards (American, 1833-1905)

Crashing Breakers
Signed and dated "Wm T. Richards.02." l.l.
Watercolor on paper, 23 1/8 x 40 1/8 in. (58.8 x 101.8 cm),framed.
Condition: Scratches and old repairs, paper is reinforced with another layer of paper, lined with canvas, and tacked to a wooden stretcher.
Estimate $3,000-5,000

Repaired tear 11 inches long to right of signature, repaired tear 1 inch long under the signature, old repair or patch (1 1/4 in.) in center of sky.

The original paper is backed with another layer of archival paper and then with canvas. There are losses of the original paper along the tacking edges.

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