Description:
Charles Partridge Adams (American, 1858-1942)
Misty Afternoon, Moraine Park, Estes Park
Signed "Chas. Partridge Adams" l.l.
Watercolor on paper, sight size 7 1/2 x 11 3/4 in. (19.0 x 29.8 cm),framed.
Condition: Not examined out of frame.
Estimate $800-1,200
The frame was opened for a secondary condition report. The work is executed on paperboard, 10 x 15 in. (25.2 x 38.2 cm). Titled on the reverse on the paperboard. Mat burn and toning to front. Remnants and abrasions from an old mounting around the margins of the front , some of which stretch into the painted area, but do not intrude within the pencil lines drawn in by the artist to define the composition. Tack holes in each corner. Reverse with brown paper tape at the center of the top and bottom edges. Work is currently affixed to the window mat with new masking tape placed over the old brown paper tape.
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