Description:
Frederic Rondel Sr. (American, 1826-1892)
Beyond the Rainbow/A Herder with Cattle
Signed "F Rondel" l.r., New York canvas stencil on the reverse.
Oil on canvas, 12 x 18 in. (30.5 x 45.7 cm),framed.
Condition: Minor paint losses, craquelure, surface grime.
Estimate $3,000-5,000
Craquelure overall is stable. Three more evident horizontal lines of craquelure to the sky above the treetops in the center. Abrasion with some minor paint losses to the right of the rainbow, measuring 1/2 long. Small vertical abrasion in the center measuring 3/4 inch. Small paint loss l.l. in the grass, measuring 1/16 inch diameter. Surface grime. The painting would benefit from a cleaning.
Goupil canvas stencil on the reverse.
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