ROBERT SPEAR DUNNING | STILL LIFE WITH FRUIT

Property of a Lady
ROBERT SPEAR DUNNING
1829 - 1905
STILL LIFE WITH FRUIT

signed R.S. Dunning and possibly inscribed by another hand 1904 (lower right)
oil on canvas
10 by 12 ½ inches
(25.4 by 31.8 cm)

Condition Report:
The canvas is lined and the edges are covered with tape. Under UV: there is inpainting to address frame abrasion, a thin line in background at upper left and an area in the grapes.

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Provenance:
Allison Gallery, New York

Babcock Galleries, New York

Widing & Peck Fine Art, New York

D. Sole & Son, New York

Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1999