Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2432Location: BostonDate / Time: November 14, 2008 4:00PM
Description:
William Sheridan Young (American, d. 1870)
Mount Moriah, White Mountains/A New Hampshire Landscape
Signed and dated "W.S. Young 1867" l.r., inscribed in the artist's hand on the
reverse, identified on a presentation plaque and label on the backing.
Oil on canvas, 15 x 25 1/4 in. (38.1 x 64.1 cm),framed.
Condition: Patch reinforcement, retouch.
Provenance: From the collection of the Fuller Museum of Art, Brockton, Massachusetts.
Estimate $400-600
Scattered retouch to the sky area, largest area of retouch accompanying patch reinforcement to L-shaped tear in u.l. quadrant, approx. 7/8"H x 3/4"W, second patch reinforcement with resulting retouch also in u.l. quadrant, approx. 1/2 x 1/2 in.