Description:
Eric Sloane (American, 1905-1985)
Low Tide
Signed "Sloane" l.l., also signed "Sloane" beneath the primary signature (partially hidden by the frame edge),titled l.r., signed and inscribed "Eric Sloane/New Milford/Conn" on the reverse.
Oil on Masonite, 22 5/8 x 32 1/4 in. (57.5 x 82.7 cm),framed.
Condition: Good.
Provenance: A Connecticut estate.
Estimate $6,000-8,000
In a House of Heydenryk frame measuring 31 x 40 1/2 in.
Numbered on the reverse and on the frame: "99468-2" and "499002A."
The artist may have signed the work a second time due to the first signature becoming hidden when the work was fitted into a frame. The second signature was incised in some new paint, so that just the bottom half of the first signature remains visible, but is located below the lip of the frame.
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