67089: Jasper Francis Cropsey (American, 1823-1900) Chu

Jasper Francis Cropsey (American, 1823-1900) Church at Stoke Poges, 1860 Oil on canvas 4-3/4 x 7-5/8 inches (12.1 x 19.4 cm) Initialed and dated lower left: J.F.C. 1860 Signed and inscribed indistinctly on the stretcher: J.F. Cropsey [ ]tual sketch PROVENANCE: Private collection, Boston, Massachusetts, by 1940; Vose Galleries, Boston, Massachusetts, 1943–44; Mr. C.L. Munch, 1944; Gift to Mr. and Mrs. Lombard, Boston, Massachusetts, 1981–91; Estate of Mrs. Stella L. Lombard, 1991; Sotheby's, New York, September 25, 1991, lot 12; Private collection, New York, acquired from the above; By descent to present owner. LITERATURE: K.W. Maddox and A.M. Speiser, ed., Jasper Francis Cropsey: Catalogue Raisonné, Works in Oil, 1842-1863, Vol. I, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, 2013, p. 337, no. 624. HID03101062020 © 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Condition Report: Glue lined canvas. Under UV exam, inpaint along the extreme edges of the glue lined canvas as well as scattered spots throughout the sky that extends into the steeple slightly. Craquelure, noticeable in raking light on the left edge. Mild, discolored varnish.
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