Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2598BLocation: BostonDate / Time: May 18, 2012 12:00PM
Description:
William Bliss Baker (American, 1859-1886)
Woodland Brook
Signed or inscribed "William Bliss Baker" on the stretcher, identified on a
presentation plaque.
Oil on canvas, 26 x 40 in. (66.0 x 101.6 cm),in an Arts & Crafts frame.
Condition: Craquelure.
Provenance: Skinner Inc., American & European Paintings & Prints, Boston, Massachusetts, November 12, 1999, Sale 1958, Lot 116.
Estimate $1,200-1,800
Moderate surface grime and dust--the work would benefit from a cleaning; craquelure throughout but particularly to the l.l. quadrant; no additional condition issues to report.