Lot Details
Lot 2057
Attributed to Asa Weston (or A.M.) Twitchell
American, 1820-1904
PORTRAIT OF MR. BRADSHAW
Oil on panel
28 3/4 x 23 1/8 inches
Provenance:
Collection of the Morford family, Fonda, New York, by descent from the sitter
A letter affixed to the back of the painting attributes it to Amos Twitchel [sic], probably meaning the Albany portraitist Asa Weston Twitchell.
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Sold for $570 (includes buyer's premium)
Additional Notes & Condition Report
Panel is slightly warped. Craquelure. Dirty varnish. Frame rubbing. Four quarter-sized spots of inpainting in the upper right area. There may be some spots of inpainting in his face. Under UV light the varnish masks the detection of further restoration.
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