Description:
Ralph Eugene Cahoon Jr. (American, 1910-1982)
A View of Provincetown, Mass.
Signed "R. CAHOON" l.r., titled within the painting.
Oil on Masonite, 24 x 30 in. (61.0 x 76.2 cm),framed.
Condition: Minor surface grime.
Estimate $35,000-55,000
An auction catalogue clipping featuring the work is affixed to the reverse.
The work has recently been varnished and under UV examination the broad brushstrokes of the varnish application are visible. There are two very small areas of possible retouch on the top left edge just at the lip of the frame. The larger is no more than 1/8 inch wide and about 1/2 inch high, visible as a slight texture change in raking light.
Framed dimensions are 30 1/2 x 36 1/2 x 1 in.
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