01-23-201501-24-2015
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2779BBoston
January 23, 2015 04:00 PMCalender
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American School, 19th Century Squatters' Cabins, Central Park, New York

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$1,353$1,100
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2779BLocation: BostonDate / Time: January 23, 2015 4:00PM

Description:

American School, 19th Century

Squatters' Cabins, Central Park, New York
Signed and inscribed "M.GREENE/N.Y." l.l.
Oil on canvas, 10 1/4 x 15 in. (25.8 x 38.0 cm),framed.
Condition: Patch reinforcement, scattered retouch, stable craquelure.

Provenance: From a private New York collection.

Exhibitions: Celebrating Central Park, 1853-2003, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, May 1-July 3, 2003.

N.B. A copy of the folder and checklist from the Hirschl & Adler exhibition accompanies the lot.
Estimate $1,500-2,000

There are numerous tiny dots of retouch, mostly within the sky and the immediate foreground. The craquelure is fine and stable.


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Keywords

Central Park, American School