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July Premier Auction: Day 2

Sat, Jul 22, 2017 09:00AM EDT - Sun, Jul 23, 2017 09:00AM EDT
Lot 841

Ralph Albert Blakelock*

Estimate: $15,000 - $25,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

(New York/California,1847-1919)

Up the Hudson, 1879 (NBI-1939-1), unsigned, oil on canvas, 21 x 35-1/4 in.; original gilt wood and composition frame

Condition

laid down on plywood, craquelure, two periods of conservation with repairs, over-cleaning and retouch affecting approximately 40% in mostly sky and mountain, other scattered retouch with evidence of original varnish in areas of the foreground and trees, lacking tacking edges; frame resurfaced