Adam Emory Albright (1862-1957), "Make Believe Time"
Adam Emory Albright
(1862-1957)
"Make Believe Time"
Oil on canvas laid to canvas
Signed lower right: A.E. Albright; titled on a gallery label affixed to the frame's backing board
25 1/4 x 35 in.
Provenance:
Goldfield Galleries, Los Angeles, CA
Other Notes:
Adam Emory Albright was an academic painter of note, celebrated for subjects of children, and was an early graduate of the Art Institute of Chicago. In the present work, the dramatic narrative and lighting depict a composition of intergenerational play, with two children enraptured by a grandfather-figure as he creates a shadow dog with finger puppets against a red wall.
Condition
Visual: A 1 1/2 inch diagonal surface scuff in the background near the upper right corner. Very soft frame abrasion along the right edge. The canvas is wax-lined.Blacklight: A few possible areas of touch-up, the largest 2 x 3 inches in the child's shadow in the lower right quadrant, and a few smaller flecks of possible touch-up scattered in places in the lower half, difficult to read under uneven varnish application. Frame: 40 x 50 x 6 in.Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran's catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others. Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.
Adam Emory Albright
(1862-1957)
"Make Believe Time"
Oil on canvas laid to canvas
Signed lower right: A.E. Albright; titled on a gallery label affixed to the frame's backing board
25 1/4 x 35 in.
Provenance:
Goldfield Galleries, Los Angeles, CA
Other Notes:
Adam Emory Albright was an academic painter of note, celebrated for subjects of children, and was an early graduate of the Art Institute of Chicago. In the present work, the dramatic narrative and lighting depict a composition of intergenerational play, with two children enraptured by a grandfather-figure as he creates a shadow dog with finger puppets against a red wall.
Condition
Visual: A 1 1/2 inch diagonal surface scuff in the background near the upper right corner. Very soft frame abrasion along the right edge. The canvas is wax-lined.Blacklight: A few possible areas of touch-up, the largest 2 x 3 inches in the child's shadow in the lower right quadrant, and a few smaller flecks of possible touch-up scattered in places in the lower half, difficult to read under uneven varnish application. Frame: 40 x 50 x 6 in.Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran's catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others. Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.
