Walter Gay Interior with Clock Garniture

Walter Gay
American
1856 - 1937
Interior with Clock Garniture

signed Walter Gay (lower left)
oil on canvas
canvas: 22 by 18 1/4 in.; 55.8 by 46.4 cm
framed: 29 1/4 by 25 1/2 in; 74.2 by 64.7 cm

Condition Report:
The canvas is strip-lined with wax. The paint surface is stable and in good condition. Minor frame abrasion along left and lower edges. Very minor surface scratch below the mantle. Under UV light, minor spots of retouching to and above the door behind the screen, to the mirror, to the center drawer of the desk, to the carpet left of the back right desk leg, and to the upper right corner.

Provenance:
Sale: Christie's, New York, 6 December 1985, lot 185B

with Graham Gallery