American Furniture & Decorative Arts
Description:
William Howard Yorke (England/Canada, 1847-1921)
Portrait of the Centennial
Signed, dated, and inscribed "W.H.Yorke./Liverpool. 1877" l.l.
Oil on canvas, 28 x 45 in., in a modern gilt gesso frame.
Condition: Relined, retouch mostly to strengthen sky.
Estimate $3,000-5,000
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Keywords
William Howard Yorke, W.H.Yorke, United KingdomStephen L. Fletcher
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Director of American Furniture & Decorative Arts
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Associate Deputy Director, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
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Business Administrator, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
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American Furniture & Decorative Arts
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