William Samuel Horton

William Samuel Horton
(American, 1865-1936)

Sunflowers, c. 1919
oil on canvas signed Williams S. Horton and indistinctly dated (lower right)
41 x 32 ½ inches.
Property from the Collection of Homer E. Noble, Denver, Colorado Fine Art signed Williams S. Horton and indistinctly dated (lower right)
Framed: 50 3/4 x 42 1/2 inches.
Moderate deposits of surface dirt and dust; canvas is moderately slack and with distortion overall; pinpoint paint loss along extreme upper left edge; 1/4" paint loss in lower left corner, accompanied by lifting paint; localized areas of craquelures in center and lower center; one pinpoint indentation with associated paint loss in lower right corner; one pinpoint paint loss in lower right corner, next to jug. Under UV light, small, localized areas of inpainting in upper center, center, and lower left corner. Additional images available upon request.

Provenance:
W. Gray Horton, the artist's son (possibly)
Saks Galleries, Denver, Colorado

Exhibited:
Paris, Galerie R. Creuze, May 1947, no. 11