American, 1851-1914
Two Young Girls
Signed CHARLES.SPRAGUE.PEARCE (ll); inscribed with the artist's name, and with an indistinct inscription on the stretcher
Oil on canvas
39 7/8 x 19 3/4 inches (101.3 x 50.2 cm)
Frame: 45 1/2 x 25 3/8 inches
Sold for $12,160
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,500
Includes Buyer's Premium
American, 1851-1914
Two Young Girls
Signed CHARLES.SPRAGUE.PEARCE (ll); inscribed with the artist's name, and with an indistinct inscription on the stretcher
Oil on canvas
39 7/8 x 19 3/4 inches (101.3 x 50.2 cm)
Frame: 45 1/2 x 25 3/8 inches
Could use a light cleaning; some frame rubbing; there is a thin, horizontal one inch scratch with tiny paint flakes at the lower left center with a small ding with paint loss and a 1cm line of inpainting about eight inches above this scratch; unable to detect further restoration under UV light.
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Auction: Fine Art, Oct 9, 2024
NEW YORK, NY -- Competitive bidding drove strong results for works by European, American and Asian artists on October 9, 2024 as the Fine Art sale total surpassed expectations. Doyle's popular Fine Art auction category offers affordable paintings, prints and sculpture spanning the late 19th through the 20th centuries. Exciting opportunities abound for seasoned buyers and new collectors alike!
Among the highlights were Belarusian artist Grigory Gluckmann's (1898-1973) masterful Nude in Repose from 1934 that achieved $25,600, far over its $5,000-8,000 estimate; Indian artist Krishnaji Howlaji Ara's (1913-1985) watercolor and ink Seated Nude with Plant that soared past its estimate of $2,500-4,500 to realize $23,040; and French artist Maurice Brianchon's (1899-1979) Bastille Day, depicting a village street festooned for the fête nationale, estimated at $1,500-2,500 that sold for an exceptional $14,080.
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