01-27-201701-28-2017
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2977BBoston
January 27, 2017 12:00 PMCalender
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Attributed to/School of William Hodges (British, 1744-1797),Italianate Landscape with Mountains, River, Ruins, and Foreground Allegori

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Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2977BLocation: BostonDate / Time: January 27, 2017 12:00PM

Description:

Attributed to/School of William Hodges (British, 1744-1797)

Italianate Landscape with Mountains, River, Ruins, and Foreground Allegorical Figures
Unsigned, attributed on a presentation plaque.
Oil on canvas, 32 1/2 x 45 1/8 in. (82.5 x 115.0 cm),framed.
Condition: Lined, retouch, possible overcleaning, craquelure, drying cracks.

Provenance: David Playdell-Bouviere, grandson of the 5th Earl of Radnor, family seat at Longford Castle, Wiltshire, England. Playdell-Bouviere was married to Ava Alice Muriel Astor, the only daughter of John Jacob Astor, in 1946.
Estimate $7,000-9,000

Framed dimensions are 37 x 49 5/8 in.

Label from James Bourlet, Art Packers and Frame Makers, New York, on the stretcher.

The varnish layer of the work appears to have pale white swirl-like marks on its surface that seem to suggest remnants from a cleaning with a cloth.


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Keywords

John Jacob Astor, William Hodges, David Playdell-Bouviere, United Kingdom, Wiltshire