Sale 09BE02 | Lot 12

Christopher High Shearer

Catalogue: Belle Epoque
Christopher High Shearer

Lot Details

Lot 12
Christopher High Shearer
American, 1846-1926
Fetching Water Outside the Walls, 1879
Signed C.H. Shearer and dated Paris, 1879
Oil on canvas
41 3/4 x 22 inches

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Sold for $1,250 (includes buyer's premium)

Additional Notes & Condition Report

Frame rubbing. Scattered craquelure. Inpainting visible in several areas in the sky at upper center between the foliage. Much of the wall at right is inpainted, particularly towards the front. Minute areas of restoration along the bottom edge and in the feet and skirt of the women at right.


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Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Sold for $1,250 (includes buyer's premium)

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