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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