Description:
After Jasper Francis Cropsey (American, 1823-1900)
Starrucca Viaduct, Pennsylvania. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, 19 1/4 x 33 1/2 in., in a period molded giltwood frame. Condition: Minor retouch, craquelure, scattered reinforcement patches of fabric and adhesive material applied to back of canvas.
Provenance: Ex Paul and Cheryl Scott collection.
Estimate $6,000-8,000
Retouch to a few small spots in background sky at u.r. center and in water and foliage at l.c. The canvas is sagging a bit and lines of stretcher edges can be seen, the craquelure is pretty even all over the canvas, but appears fairly stable,
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