WILLIAM BRADFORD (MA/CA, 1823-1892)
"The Coast of Labrador", oil on canvas stretched over (but not glued to) panel, signed lower right, depicting a receding rank of severe cliff faces in a gathering storm, housed in a monumental molded red walnut and ebonized frame, having a broad etched gilt ogee liner, OS: 40" x 57", SS: 27 1/4" x 44 1/4". Good condition.A member of the Hudson River School, Bradford was a painter and an explorer, publishing an account of his own trips to the Arctic regions via Labrador in 1873, illustrated by his own photographs. He was known for the accuracy and beauty of his river and seascapes.
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"The Coast of Labrador", oil on canvas stretched over (but not glued to) panel, signed lower right, depicting a receding rank of severe cliff faces in a gathering storm, housed in a monumental molded red walnut and ebonized frame, having a broad etched gilt ogee liner, OS: 40" x 57", SS: 27 1/4" x 44 1/4". Good condition.A member of the Hudson River School, Bradford was a painter and an explorer, publishing an account of his own trips to the Arctic regions via Labrador in 1873, illustrated by his own photographs. He was known for the accuracy and beauty of his river and seascapes.
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