09-27-201709-28-2017
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
3029BBoston
September 27, 2017 12:00 PMCalender
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Jonas Joseph LaValley (American, 1858-1930) Cloud Shadows in October, Vermont

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$615$500
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 3029BLocation: BostonDate / Time: September 27, 2017 4:00PM

Description:

Jonas Joseph LaValley (American, 1858-1930)

Cloud Shadows in October, Vermont
Signed "J.J. La Valley" l.r., titled and dated "...1928-29" on an unattributed label affixed to the stretcher, with a label from George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum, Springfield, Massachusetts, affixed to the back of the frame.
Oil on canvas, 25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2 cm),framed.
Condition: Craquelure, retouch, paint loss at c.l.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

Framed dimensions: 34 3/4 x 39 3/4 in.

The paint loss is irregularly shaped and measures 1/4 x 3/8 inch at the maximum. There is some lifting to the craquelure above and below the loss. Other areas of craquelure appear stable. Retouch is minimal, and seems to consist of some broad washes to the sky, although this could also be natural pigment fluorescence.


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