Brunk Auctions
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Premier Auction - Session II

Sat, Sep 17, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1192

George Henry Smillie

Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000

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(American, 1840-1921)

In Somber Shade, East Hampton, 1888, signed and date lower left "Geo H. Smillie 1888", oil on canvas, 22 x 30-1/4 in.; fine ornate period carved gilt wood and composition frame, 34-3/4 x 43 in.

Note: Anonymous gallery label verso

Provenance: Marshall Henis, Great Neck, New York; Mark Ponton, Roosevelt Island, New York; Michael Borghi Fine Art, Tenafly, New Jersey, acquired in 2004; A Private New Jersey Estate

Condition

wax and linen lined, crackle, yellowed varnish, scattered small areas of retouch; frame with wear commensurate with age

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