Auction: European Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2554BLocation: BostonDate / Time: July 09, 2011 10:00AM
Description:
William Stephen Coleman (British, 1892-1904)
Children Asleep in a Garden
Signed and dated "W S Coleman//1897" l.r.
Oil on canvas, 30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.5 cm),framed.
Condition: Lined, retouch, subtle canvas deformation.
Estimate $1,200-1,800
There are subtle raised areas in the canvas in the lower center, primarily in the area of the children's legs, which may be due to some disadhesion from the lining. Canvas rippling in the l.l. corner, which would likely be alleviated by keying out the stretcher.