Lot 17PT01 90
Lot Details
Lot 90
Joseph Raphael
American, 1869-1950
Returning Home (Near Uccle, Belgium), circa 1918
Signed Joe Raphael (lr)
Oil on board laid to canvas
26 5/8 x 35 3/4 inches
Provenance:
Maxwell Galleries Ltd, San Francisco
Acquired from the above, 1987
In 1912 Joseph Raphael moved to Uccle, in Belgium, with his new wife, a young Dutch woman he had met in the artist's colony of Laren, where he had lived for several years. In Uccle he painted radiant views of his home and gardens, rendered in a vivid palette and broad brushstrokes The present work epitomizes Raphael's work from this period, which earned him a silver medal at the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition.
C Property from a New York and Connecticut Estate
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Additional Notes & Condition Report
Colors fluoresce under UV exam, which is characteristic of work from this period. Inpaint at the upper and lower right corners, and at the lower left corner. A discrete area of inpaint at the upper edge (approximately 1/4 x 1/4 inch) where there was a small loss; a second small area of inpaint at center, about 1 inch wide by 1/8 inch, where there may have been a small abrasion.
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