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Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
3072BBoston
January 26, 2018 10:00 AMCalender
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Samuel Lancaster Gerry (American, 1813-1891) White Mountain Landscape

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$5,228$4,250
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 3072BLocation: BostonDate / Time: January 26, 2018 10:00AM

Description:

Samuel Lancaster Gerry (American, 1813-1891)

White Mountain Landscape
Unsigned, inscribed and dated "...Ossipee Mountains in the distance/March 1856 S L..." on a fragmentary label affixed to the stretcher.
Oil on canvas, 18 x 24 in. (45.8 x 61.2 cm),in a frame with gilt spandrels and oval aperture.
Condition: Varnish discoloration, minor surface grime.
Estimate $1,200-1,500

The work needs cleaning. There are three tiny stable losses near the bottom edge of the composition.


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