Sale 05PT01 | Lot 59

Fritz Siegfried George Melbye

Catalogue: Modern & Contemporary and European & American Art
Fritz Siegfried George Melbye

Lot Details

Lot 59
Fritz Siegfried George Melbye
Danish, 1826-1896
ENCAMPMENT AT SUNSET IN THE TROPICS
Signed and dated F.S. Melbye 1867 (lr)
Oil on board
15 3/5 x 19 inches (39.0 x 48.2 cm.)
Unframed

Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000
Unsold

Additional Notes & Condition Report

Frame rubbing. Dirty varnish. Scattered craquelure. Wear along edges and in corners. Slight warp to board. Scattered inpainting along the frame rubbing. Several spots of inpainting in the lower left corner. There does not appear to be inpainting within the painting. Few small spots in the sky where the paint is blistering.

The artist was painting in Jamaica in 1866. This is possibly a view in Jamaica or another Caribbean island.


Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.

No condition report? Click here to request one.

Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000
Unsold

Ask the Specialist Track Lot
Catalogue Info

Modern & Contemporary and European & American Art

Tue, May 24, 2005 at 1pm EDT
View All Lots