Lot 1217: John Gadsby Chapman American, 1808-1889 Christ on the Water Calling His Disciples, 1865

Name: John Gadsby Chapman American, 1808-1889 Christ on the Water Calling His Disciples, 1865
Brand: Doyle New York
SKU: vjz3ogj5aa

Est: $8,000 USD - $12,000 USDSold:

Doyle New YorkNew York, NY, USMay 22, 2007

Item Overview

Description

John Gadsby Chapman
American, 1808-1889
Christ on the Water Calling His Disciples, 1865
Inscribed on the reverse Painted by/J.G. Chapman/Rome 1865/For W.G. Moorhead Esq./of Phil. USA
Oil on canvas
Oval 42 x 58 3/4 inches
Unframed

Provenance:
W.G. Moorhead, Esq., Philadelphia, acquired directly from the artist, 1865

Visible stretcher marks, particularly along the upper edge. Scattered heavy cracquelure throughout, resulting in several tiny scattered paint flakes. There is a 3 x 3 inch patch on the reverse, at the upper right quadrant. Dirty varnish. Large area of inpainting at top center. Several scattered spots of inpainting, mainly in the center, but a few to the left and right center. Unable to detect further restoration through the varnish under UV light.

Artist or Maker

John Gadsby Chapman

Auction Details

Modern & Contemporary and European & American Art

Doyle New York

May 22, 2007, 11:00 AM EST

175 East 87th Street, New York, NY, 10128, US

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