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HENRY W. WAUGH (AMERICAN, 19TH CENTURY) ANTIQUE LANDSCAPE PAINTING
Signed "H.W. Waugh" lower right, titled en verso "Old Bridge at Gennezzano Near Rome"
Item # 411PLZ15S
This very fine antique American landscape painting by the somewhat obscure artist, Henry W. Waugh, captures a vibrant countryside landscape with a stone bridge raised over a trickling brook. The back of the painting notes it as being located at "Gennezzano, Near Rome", presumably referring to Genazzano just outside of Rome. Henry W. Waugh painted the exact same location, offered as lot 1502 at New Orleans Auction Galleries, Inc. in July of 2012 titled "Roman Countryside with Peasants and a Shepherd Chasing Wild Boars".
Measurements: [frame] 40 1/16" W x 30 1/16" H; [canvas] 32 7/8" W x 22 3/4" H
Condition Report:
Untouched canvas, preserved in exceptional condition. It would certainly benefit from a cleaning, which we can have completed upon request for a very modest charge; we have chosen to leave it in it's current untouched condition simply because it has been preserved so wonderfully and can be enjoyed for many more years before being necessarily cleaned. Frame is period and probably original, glass possibly added. Original lining. No apparent restorations under UV examination. Gilt and gesso loss to frame from typical wear.