Fine Paintings & Sculpture
Description:
Sydney Laurence (American, 1865-1940)
The Top of the Continent
Signed "Sydney Laurence" l.l., inscribed "The Top of the Continent/Alt. 20360"
on the back of the frame.
Oil on board, 14 x 9 3/4 in. (35.5 x 24.7 cm), framed.
Condition: Surface grime, varnish discoloration.
Estimate $4,000-6,000
The work would benefit from cleaning. There are several small areas of old, thin retouch to the sky.
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Sydney Laurence
Robin S.R. Starr
Vice President
Director of American & European Works of Art
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Elizabeth Haff
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Old Masters & 19th Century
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Kathleen M. Leland
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Modern & Contemporary Art
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American & European Works of Art
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