Lined canvas. Taped along the tacking edges. Under UV exam, two spots of inpaint approx 2-inches wide each in the upper right quadrant sky. Small 2 inch spot of inpaint in the crashing wave right of the figures. Minor scattered spots of inpaint along the extreme edges of the canvas. scattered craquelure throughout. Discolored varnish.
Framed Dimensions 32.5 X 39.5 Inches
Lot Details
Signed and dated lower left: J. Birch / 1850
(possibly)American Art Union, New York, December 20, 1850, no. 226 (attached frame plate).
Brown Bros. Auction, Buckingham, Pennsylvania, December 31, 2022, lot 501; Private collection, Newtown, Pennsylvania, acquired from the above.
Lined canvas. Taped along the tacking edges. Under UV exam, two spots of inpaint approx 2-inches wide each in the upper right quadrant sky. Small 2 inch spot of inpaint in the crashing wave right of the figures. Minor scattered spots of inpaint along the extreme edges of the canvas. scattered craquelure throughout. Discolored varnish.
Framed Dimensions 32.5 X 39.5 Inches
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