Sold for:
$2,489
$2,489
William Trost Richards (American, 1833-1905) Crashing Breakers Signed and dated "Wm T. Richards.02." l.l. Watercolor on paper, 23 1/8 x 40 1/8 in. (58.8 x 101.8 cm), framed. Condition: Scratches and old repairs, paper is reinforced with another layer of paper, lined with canvas, and tacked to a wooden stretcher. Repaired tear 11 inches long to right of signature, repaired tear 1 inch long under the signature, old repair or patch (1 1/4 in.) in center of sky. The original paper is backed with another layer of archival paper and then with canvas. There are losses of the original paper along the tacking edges.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2010-05-21
