Description:
Joseph Eliot Enneking (American, 1881-1942)
View of Mount Kearsarge, New Hampshire/Kearsarge through the Trees
Signed "J. Eliot Enneking" l.r., titled and dated "...1924" on a presentation plaque affixed to the frame and in an inscription on the reverse.
Oil on academy board, 14 x 12 in. (35.5 x 30.5 cm),framed.
Condition: Craquelure, small paint losses u.l., surface grime.
Provenance: The estate of Paul J. Tracey, New York State.
Exhibitions: The Society of Mystic Artists First Annual Exhibition, Mystic, Connecticut, 1925.
Estimate $400-600
Framed dimensions: 19 1/4 x 17 1/4 in. The work has fine craquelure throughout. In the sky in the upper left the craquelure has some subtle cupping and several minute losses (see images).
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