Description:
Frederick Carl Frieseke (American, 1874-1939)
Paesaggio. Incised signature "FCFrieseke" l.r., titled on a handwritten gummed label on the stretcher, identified and dated "circa 1901/..." on a label from Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York, affixed to the back of the frame. Oil on canvas, 15 1/8 x 21 3/4 in., framed. Condition: Patch reinforcement corresponding to a small vertical slit (3/8 inch) to l.r. side, minor retouch.
Provenance: Christie's New York, Rockefeller Center, American Art, March 2, 2006, Lot 60.
Estimate $1,000-1,500
Canvas stencil from Paul Foinet Fils & Lefebrve, Paris, on the reverse. Labels from Christie's New York on the stretcher and frame.
Framed dimensions are 23 1/2 x 30 1/4 in.
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