Lot 212: W.E.D. STUART FL. 1846-1858

signed W. Stuart and dated 1856 lower right

STILL LIFE WITH FRUIT, URN AND TANKARD

24 1/8 by 36 in.<br><br>61.2 by 91.5 cm.

oil on canvas

Lined canvas. A 1 inch unrepaired tear in canvas and some minor paint loss at upper edge; a few scratches to surface in the lower right quadrant; the paint surface is clean but thin in some areas. Under ultraviolet light: inpainting on the entire sky and large areas on the curtains; inpainting on the entire lower part of the marble ledge; inpainting on a horizontal repaired tear across the black grapes.