Description:
Attributed to Edward Williams (British, 1782-1855)
Wooded Landscape with Figures by a Stream
Unsigned, with a label from Arthur Ackerman & Son Ltd., London, affixed to the stretcher.
Oil on canvas, 19 x 25 in. (48.0 x 63.3 cm),framed.
Condition: Lined, retouch to fill craquelure.
Provenance: A Connecticut estate.
Estimate $700-900
House of Heydenryk frame measuring 26 1/2 x 32 1/4 in.
Faint monogram or signature l.l. on the edge of the foreground boat, which might read "E Wms." Craquelure with some minor wrinkling to the craquelure in the l.l. corner.
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Keywords
Arthur Ackerman & Son Ltd., Edward Williams, London
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