Honore Pellegrin (French, 1793-1869) Portrait of the Bark Bonne Adele Leaving Marseilles

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Honore Pellegrin (French, 1793-1869)

Portrait of the Bark Bonne AdeleLeaving Marseilles, 1839. Signed and dated "1839" l.r., titled along lower edge. Watercolor on paperboard, 16 3/4 x 23 1/8 in., in a later molded frame. Condition: Scratches and small surface abrasions, foxing, toning.
Estimate $800-1,200

The surface scratches and abrasions are primarily in the background sky, one goes through the red and white striped pennant u.c., a few through rigging in a few spots at the center, and several on the u.r. and u.l. quadrants.Several small foxmarks at u.l. corner , and a few sparse foxmarks in other areas of the sky.


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