$4,000
Follower of Richard Wilson RA (British, 1713 -1782). "Wooded River Landscape with Ruins", oil on canvas, apparently unsigned, with label to verso "Met Museum Receipt and Item No. 512859 Photo 03", with two labels to verso "Cadogan Tate 10387 Immerman NP772/88 LONDON PARIS NEW YORK", with inscription to verso "Johnny Immerman MGI to match old line", inscription to verso "174A/1". Figural landscape painting depicting riverside capriccio scene with two figures with fishing poles near a tall spindly tree on a rocky peninsula in the foreground, with a calm, reflective river surrounded by verdant foliage in the midground and overgrown ruins on a tall riverside cliff in the distance, with golden hour sky overhead. Framed approximately 52.5" x 69". Unframed approximately 36" x 51.75". Provenance: Copies of appraisal drafts from Sotheby's, New York, New York from 1996 and Christie's, New York, New York from 2002 available upon request.
Auctioneer:
Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery
Date:
2016-06-26
