Eldred's, East Dennis, Massachusetts, July 30, 1999, lot 394 (as British shipping off a coast); Private collection; Eldred's, East Dennis, Massachusetts, July 20, 2018, lot 514 (as A ship of the line headed out with the fleet); Private collection, acquired from the above.
Unlined canvas. Stretcher bar marks visible near edges under raking light. Slight yellowing to the varnish layer. Finely patterned craquelure throughout. A very few small dots of loss. Some scattered small dots of minor surface abrasion and darkened accretion. Minor surface dust. Not examined out of frame.
Under UV: varnish fluoresces green unevenly. An older campaign of extensive but very finely applied retouching visible beneath the varnish layer, appearing to address craquelure. A more recent campaign of restoration appears above the varnish layer as some scattered small dots of brushy retouching, primarily near the edges of the work.
Framed Dimensions 19.5 X 23.5 X 2.5 Inches
Lot Details
Signed lower left: T. Buttersworth
Eldred's, East Dennis, Massachusetts, July 30, 1999, lot 394 (as British shipping off a coast); Private collection; Eldred's, East Dennis, Massachusetts, July 20, 2018, lot 514 (as A ship of the line headed out with the fleet); Private collection, acquired from the above.
Unlined canvas. Stretcher bar marks visible near edges under raking light. Slight yellowing to the varnish layer. Finely patterned craquelure throughout. A very few small dots of loss. Some scattered small dots of minor surface abrasion and darkened accretion. Minor surface dust. Not examined out of frame.
Under UV: varnish fluoresces green unevenly. An older campaign of extensive but very finely applied retouching visible beneath the varnish layer, appearing to address craquelure. A more recent campaign of restoration appears above the varnish layer as some scattered small dots of brushy retouching, primarily near the edges of the work.
Framed Dimensions 19.5 X 23.5 X 2.5 Inches
