01-29-201001-30-2010
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2493Boston
January 29, 2010 12:00 PMCalender
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John Watson Gordon (Scottish, 1788-1864) Portrait of Miss Elizabeth Mack, also known as Mrs. Thomas Hender...

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Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2493Location: BostonDate / Time: January 29, 2010 12:00PM

Description:

John Watson Gordon (Scottish, 1788-1864)

Portrait of Miss Elizabeth Mack, also known as Mrs. Thomas Henderson of Press Castle, Edinburgh
Signed or inscribed "Mrs. Thomas Henderson/ Painted by Watson Gordon Edinburgh"
and identified on a label on the reverse.
Oil on canvas, 50 1/4 x 40 1/4 in. (127.6 x 102.2 cm),in a period frame.
Condition: Retouch, surface grime, canvas deformations, craquelure.
Estimate $5,000-7,000

Very minor retouch, probably to fill craquelure, in bonnet, neck and torso of the figure. Craquelure throughout. Varnish inconsistencies. The stretcher does not have a cross bar to stabilize it.

Keywords

Gordon Edinburgh, Thomas Henderson, John Watson Gordon, Press Castle, Elizabeth Mack (Mrs)