Thomas Whitcombe
(British, c. 1760-1824)
Battle Scene in the English Channel between American Ship "Wasp" and the English Brig "Reindeer"
, 1812
Sale 747 - American and European Art
May 20, 2020
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$3,000 -
$5,000
Sold for $4,500
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Thomas Whitcombe
(British, c. 1760-1824)
Battle Scene in the English Channel between American Ship "Wasp" and the English Brig "Reindeer"
, 1812oil on canvas
30 x 20 inches.
Property from The Art Institute of Chicago
Provenance:
George F. Harding, Jr., Chicago, by 1939
Transferred to the George F. Harding Museum, Chicago, 1939
Bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1982
Condition Report
Yellowing to varnish, wear to edges, with loss, from frame; painting has shifted in frame; craquelure throughout recto; impressions to canvas from stretcher bars; three pin sized areas of loss; under UV wear along upper edge fluoresces, otherwise an even coating of varnish. See photos
Framed: 31 3/4 x 37 inches.
Framed: 31 3/4 x 37 inches.
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