Lot 53: * ROBERT WALTER WEIR 1803-1889 VENICE

oil on canvas

Condition Note: Canvas is lined. SURFACE: in good condition, generally UNDER ULTRA VIOLET: inpainting along the edges; sky is generally clear, except for a thin horizontal line, about 7 in. long at center (on either side of largest mast); craquelure throughout the darker areas in lower part of picture

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PROVENANCE

William Postar, Boston
Acquired by the present owner from the above

30 by 25 in.<br><br>76.2 by 63.5 cm.