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Lot 1711

William Mason Brown

Estimate: $18,000 - $22,000

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(American, 1828-1898)

The Old Homestead, signed lower right "W.M. Brown", titled label stretcher verso, oil on canvas, 22 x 36; period gilt wood and composition frame liner, 29-3/4 x 43-3/4 i n.

Provenance: Private Collection, Raleigh, North CarolinaNote:

old label attached stretcher verso "The Old Homestead", also labelled stretcher verso "Pincus Picture Frame Shop/Brooklyn, NY"

Condition

Painting recently conserved by Colin Post Painting Conservation, treatment report available. Painting cleaned, consolidated, mylar lined, strip lined, re-stretched onto original stretcher, some re-touch, new varnish; original frame liner with wear and abrasions commensurate with age, modern outer frame with minimal wear.