Fine Paintings & Sculpture
Description:
William Trost Richards (American, 1833-1905)
Approaching Storm, Isle of Hoy
Unsigned.
Oil on board, sight size 8 3/8 x 15 3/8 in. (21.0 x 39.0 cm),framed.
Condition: Minor dots of retouch to the sky at u.r.
Provenance: A Massachusetts estate.
Estimate $1,500-2,500
Because of the method of professional framing, it was not possible to open the mat to examine the back of the work or to completely determine the support without possibly doing damage to the matting.
Frame measures 14 1/4 x 20 3/4 x 1 1/4 in.
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American & European Works of Art
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