Sold for $2,268

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

Lot Description

Thomas William Earl

(British, active circa 1815-1885)

Waiting for their Master

, 1881

oil on canvas

signed Tom Earl and dated (lower left)

25 x 31 inches.

Property from the Collection of Frances G. Scaife

Condition Report

Framed: 29 3/4 x 26 inches.

Lined canvas. The paint surface is quite flat and pressed. Very minor surface dirt in the lighter areas. Under UV light: extensive inpainting in the darker clouds at upper right; large areas of inpainting on the red bundle and scattered through the background; the dogs are largely unaffected by inpainting.

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