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Samuel Walters
Estimate
70,000 - 100,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Samuel Walters
- The Steam Ship City of New York
- oil on canvas
- 19 1/2 by 34 in.
- 49.5 by 86.4 cm
Provenance
Vallejo Gallery, Newport Beach, California
Literature
Samuel Walters, Carte de Visite, illustrated
A.S. Davidson, Marine Art and Liverpool: Painters, Places and Flag Codes 1760-1960, Wolverhampton, 1986 p.51, illustrated
A.S. Davidson, Samuel Walters - Marine Artist- Fifty Years of Sea, Sail, & Steam, Coventry, 1992 p. 168, illustrated
A.S. Davidson, Marine Art and Liverpool: Painters, Places and Flag Codes 1760-1960, Wolverhampton, 1986 p.51, illustrated
A.S. Davidson, Samuel Walters - Marine Artist- Fifty Years of Sea, Sail, & Steam, Coventry, 1992 p. 168, illustrated
Condition
The work is in good condition, the canvas is lined. There is some light craquelure on the surface of the work. UNDER UV: There is a spot of inpainting behind the central mast, one line of inpainting in the hull and an area at lower right center. Come craquelure fill in throughout and some frame abrasion fill in. Good overall condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.