Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2509Location: MarlboroughDate / Time: August 15, 2010 10:00AM
Description:
Clement Drew (American, 1806-1889)
Schooner Head Mt. Desert. Signed "C. Drew" l.r., titled, signed, and indistinctly dated on the reverse. Oil on academy board, 9 x 11 3/4 in., in a period-style molded gilt-gesso frame. Condition: Craquelure.
Estimate $800-1,200
There is stable craquelure on the academy board overall; the paint is slightly lifting on a 3/4 in. line of craquelure located in the sky at the upper right, near the corner,. There are several small unobtrusive paint losses around the perimeter of the panel due to frame rub.