John Samuel Blunt (American, 1798-1835)
Sale 1278 - The Donald F. Moylan, M.D. Collection of American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts, Part I
Nov 3, 2023
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
Estimate
$3,000 -
$5,000
Sold for $5,985
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
John Samuel Blunt (American, 1798-1835)
Harbor Scene
oil on canvas
signed and dated J.S. Blunt 1830, lower right in rocks
housed in a grain painted frame
27 3/8 x 35 1/4
oil on canvas
signed and dated J.S. Blunt 1830, lower right in rocks
housed in a grain painted frame
27 3/8 x 35 1/4
A very similar painting by Blunt is pictured in Deborah M. Childs, The Sketchbook of John Samuel Blunt (Portsmouth, New Hampshire: Portsmouth Athenaeum, 2007) p. 73, fig. 4-30.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
Condition Report
Frame: 33 1/4 x 41 1/4 inches.
Craquelure visible throughout, with stretcher marks showing through. Appears to be on the original stretchers and possibly set in the original frame. Signature is difficult to see under regular lighting conditions, but appears clearer under UV light. Examination under UV shows areas of minor in-painting throughout. Does not appear to be relined. One 1 1/2” x 2 1/2” patch to the backside in the lower right quadrant, under UV, the front shows a repaired 2 1/2” tear.
Craquelure visible throughout, with stretcher marks showing through. Appears to be on the original stretchers and possibly set in the original frame. Signature is difficult to see under regular lighting conditions, but appears clearer under UV light. Examination under UV shows areas of minor in-painting throughout. Does not appear to be relined. One 1 1/2” x 2 1/2” patch to the backside in the lower right quadrant, under UV, the front shows a repaired 2 1/2” tear.
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