Lot Details
Lot 1013
Circle of William Quiller Orchardson
The Letter
Bears signature W.Q. Orchardson (ll)
Oil on canvas
38 3/4 x 30 inches (98.5 x 76.2 cm)
Provenance:
Private Collection, Long Island, New York, acquired circa 1930
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
Sold for $2,400 (includes buyer's premium)
Additional Notes & Condition Report
Frame rubbing. Heavy screening varnish which masks inpainting that is visible under raking light. Bitumen damage, particularly around the figure's head and at the upper right (though none in the figure iteself). Glue lined. Dirty varnish.
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