Sold for $3,500

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Lot Description

William Morris Hunt

(American, 1824-1879)

Return from the Fields

oil on canvas

initialed WMH (lower right)

14 ¾ x 13 inches.

Property from the Collection of Harry Peterson, Lantana, Florida

Condition Report

Condition:
Moderate deposits of surface dirt and dust. Craquelures accompanied by tenting paint throughout surface. Frame abrasions along upper board edge. Loss to the extreme upper left board corner. One area of inpainting along lower left edge, approximately 1 inch x 1/2 inch; another small area of inpainting along center left edge. Additional areas of past inpainting may be present, but are obscured by varnish layer.
Framed: 20 3/4 x 19 inches.

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