Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2409Location: BostonDate / Time: May 16, 2008 4:00PM
Description:
Frederick Ballard Williams (American, 1871-1956)
The Crest of the Hill
Signed "F. Ballard Williams." l.r., titled in an inscription on the stretcher.
Oil on canvas, 16 1/4 x 24 in. (41.2 x 60.9 cm),framed (in a liner).
Condition: Surface grime, craquelure.
Estimate $1,500-2,500
A few scattered small areas of retouch and/or pigment flouresence. Extremely mild craquelure is stable and unobtrusive. The work might benefit from a gentle cleaning.