01-23-201501-24-2015
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
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January 23, 2015 04:00 PMCalender
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Ralph Albert Blakelock (American, 1847-1919) Autumn Landscape

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$6,765$5,500
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2779BLocation: BostonDate / Time: January 23, 2015 4:00PM

Description:

Ralph Albert Blakelock (American, 1847-1919)

Autumn Landscape
Signed "R.A. Blakelock" l.r.
Oil on panel, 5 x 7 in. (12.7 x 17.8 cm),framed.
Condition: Probable old retouch, crazing, craquelure, varnish inconsistencies.

N.B. The painting bears a label from the University of Nebraska Blakelock Inventory, listing it as No. 682, Category II.
Estimate $3,000-5,000

The retouch - if it is retouch - would be old and minor. The craquelure is fine and stable. There is also fine alligatoring, primarily the darker green pigments. The work might benefit from cleaning.


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Keywords

Ralph Albert Blakelock, Autumn Landscape, the University of Nebraska, University of Nebraska Blakelock Inventory