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JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER | PORTRAIT OF FLEET ADMIRAL WILLIAM D. LEAHY

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JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER
1874 - 1951
PORTRAIT OF FLEET ADMIRAL WILLIAM D. LEAHY

signed with artist's monogrammed device (lower left)
oil on canvas
34 by 26 inches
(86.4 by 66 cm)
Painted circa 1942.

Condition Report:
The canvas is unlined and there is frame abrasion at edges. The surface appears to be slightly dirty and there are stretcher bar marks at left and right edges. Under UV: there is a 3 by 2 inch area of inpainting in the man's face, a small area in the blue background at center right, and a small area in the man's proper right hand. There are a few other scattered dots and pindots of inpainting.

In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

Provenance:
Sold: Dixon's Auction, Crumpton, Maryland, February 17, 1999

Acquired by the present owner at the above sale

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JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER
1874 - 1951
PORTRAIT OF FLEET ADMIRAL WILLIAM D. LEAHY

signed with artist's monogrammed device (lower left)
oil on canvas
34 by 26 inches
(86.4 by 66 cm)
Painted circa 1942.

Condition Report:
The canvas is unlined and there is frame abrasion at edges. The surface appears to be slightly dirty and there are stretcher bar marks at left and right edges. Under UV: there is a 3 by 2 inch area of inpainting in the man's face, a small area in the blue background at center right, and a small area in the man's proper right hand. There are a few other scattered dots and pindots of inpainting.

In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

Provenance:
Sold: Dixon's Auction, Crumpton, Maryland, February 17, 1999

Acquired by the present owner at the above sale

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