Lot 187 : JOHN F. PETO 1854-1907
Auction Location: United States of America - 2006
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Description:
PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF JAMES R. RYAN, MICHIGAN
GRAY AND BLUE JUG
measurements
9 by 7 in.
alternate measurements
22.9 by 17.8 cm.
signed Helen Peto Smiley (the artist's daughter) and inscribed Painted by My Father/ John Frederick Peto on the reverse
oil on canvasboard
Condition Note: SURFACE: in good condition; scattered craquelure UNDER ULTRA VIOLET: very difficult to see through old varnish--there are a few darkish spots (mostly at upper part of image, but they look more like varnish drip or surface dirt rather than inpainting)
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PROVENANCE
Nelson A. Rockefeller Collection
Kennedy Galleries, New York
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