Description:
Charles Henry Gifford (American, 1839-1904)
Schooner Rounding a Buoy
Unsigned.
Oil on canvas, 9 1/4 x 14 3/8 in. (23.4 x 36.4 cm),framed.
Condition: Repaired/retouched puncture c.l. plus additional scattered retouch, scattered craquelure.
Provenance: Descended within a New England family to the present owner.
Estimate $1,200-1,800
Retouch to u.r., u.l. and l.l. quadrants, with the largest single area to the u.l. quadrant measuring approx. 5/8 x 1 1/4 in. along frame liner; patch reinforcement with resulting retouch c.l. within the u.l. quadrant, approx. 1/4 x 1/4 in.; retouched abrasion to u.r. quadrant approx. 1 in. length; dashes of retouch to sailboat in l.l. quadrant; very fine craquelure; no additional condition issues to report.
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