GEORGE MATTHEW BRUESTLE (American, 1872-1939). IN THE VALLEY, signed lower left and also signed and titled verso. Oil on canvas - Framed, 18 in. x 24 in. Estimate $1,200-1,500
PROVENANCE: Estate of Elizabeth Hood Phillips, by family descent from Duncan & Marjorie Phillips, founders of the Phillips Collection, Washington, DC . There is one other Bruestle painting in the permanent collection of the Phillips Collection.
Lined and backed with plexi glass. Surface dirt and debris with areas of craquelure in sky.
UV: Inpainting lower right corner, tree line on right and in trees on left.