Lot 325: Benjamin Rutherford Fitz (American, 1855-1891) A Dull Day Signed and dated "B. R. Fitz 1886" l.r., identified on a presentation plaq...

Name: Benjamin Rutherford Fitz (American, 1855-1891) A Dull Day Signed and dated "B. R. Fitz 1886" l.r., identified on a presentation plaq...
Brand: Skinner
SKU: 377c71b543

Est: $1,000 USD - $1,500 USDSold:

SkinnerBoston, MA, USSeptember 09, 2011

Item Overview

Description

Benjamin Rutherford Fitz (American, 1855-1891)

A Dull Day
Signed and dated "B. R. Fitz 1886" l.r., identified on a presentation plaque and on
two labels affixed to the stretcher, inscribed "...Fitz..." on the stretcher.
Oil on canvas, 51 1/4 x 33 1/2 in. (130.0 x 85.0 cm), in a period frame.
Condition: Scattered abrasions, old retouch, craquelure, varnish inconsistencies, stretcher bar marks, surface grime.

Exhibitions: Fifty-eighth Annual Exhibition of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 1888. (Exhibition label affixed to the stretcher.)

Literature: Falk, Peter, The Annual Exhibition Record of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Vol. II (Madison, CT: Sound View Press, 1989), p. 198.

Artist or Maker

Benjamin Rutherford Fitz

Condition Report

Three labels on the stretcher: one printed label from Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 58th Annual Exhibition, hand inscribed with the painting's title, artist's name, and address; one partial hand written label giving the title, artist's name, and address; and one label with a red background, printed "G & M, 1888/No...." and inscribed with the number "55." The stretcher itself is inscribed with the artist's name and address, partially obscured by one of the labels.

Craquelure primarily to the l.r. and l.l. quadrants. Two minor losses to the u.l. quadrant, each less than 1/14 x 1/4 in. One small tear to u.l. quadrant approx. 3/8 in. length. Varnish inconsistencies.

Auction Details

American & European Paintings & Prints

Skinner

September 09, 2011, 12:00 PM EST

The Heritage on the Garden 63 Park Plaza, Boston, MA, 02116, US

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