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Sale 2556 | Lot 80
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Sale 2556 - Lot 80
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
JOHN NEWTON HOWITT (1885-1958)
Mother and Children on a Snowy Day. Probable proposed fuel advertisement or calendar illustration for Koppers Coke. Oil on canvas. 445x535 mm; 17 1/2x21 inches. Signed "John Newton Howitt" in lower left image. Simple wood frame.
Mother and Children on a Snowy Day. Probable proposed fuel advertisement or calendar illustration for Koppers Coke. Oil on canvas. 445x535 mm; 17 1/2x21 inches. Signed "John Newton Howitt" in lower left image. Simple wood frame.
Condition:
Some areas of inpainting, including within mother's hair, in window to left of mother's head, and in window next to child's head at right. Black mark on upper edge on left side of bird cage, measuring approximately ½-inch. Very minor indentation to canvas in upper left corner (likely a slight dent on the verso under stretcher bar, causing canvas to protrude slightly). Two minor vertical abrasions in mother's hair.
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