SAMUEL LANCASTER GERRY (American, 1813-1891). MT. WASHINGTON FROM CONWAY VALLEY, NEW HAMPSHIRE, signed and dated 1848 lower right. Oil on canvas - Framed, 22 in. x 30 in. Estimate $10,000-15,000
PROVENANCE: Estate of Ruthann Coggins Bardes, Greenwich, CT.
Lined. Some areas of fine craquleure, primarily in landscape and mountains. Some minor pigment separation in foreground. UV: Few small dots/areas of inpainting along left edge, especially along lower left edge. Few small areas of inpainting in left edge of sky. One slightly larger area (possible repair) in sky left of center (approx. 1 in. x 3 in.). Uneven varnish. Wax lined on canvas. Signature is somewhat faint, appears to read "GERRY".
