2381652

Jacques Laurent Agasse Figural Landscape #2381652

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Jacques Laurent Agasse Figural Landscape #2381652
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This oil on canvas by the Swiss-born painter, Jacques Laurent Agasse (1767-1849) is entitled The Toy Boat. Modern carved giltwood frame measures 40.75" by 50" by 3". Stretcher measures 32" by 41.25". Provenance: Frost and Reed, Bristol England (circa 1881); Roni Steinberg Sokoloff, New York NY (current). There is a very old repair to the canvas on verso in the lower right corner, and suspected in-painting on front over this area. We have not inspected the work under UV light. Canvas resides on its original stretcher with original nails. The original inventory label from Frost and Reed remains affixed to the stretcher. No signature nor monogram have been found.



This painting comes from the collection of Roni Steinberg Sokoloff and resided in her former 63-acre estate in Bedford New York known as Cantitoe Farms. The Frost & Reed paper label on rear contains the artist's name, the registered stock number (W38), the work's title, and a signature which appears to be that of Walter Frost, who assumed control of the gallery following the death of his uncle, John Frost, in 1875. The "FR" initials on the label dates it to as early as 1881, when Walter Frost and William Reed renamed the business Frost and Reed. However, this does not necessarily rule out possibility the dealer obtained the piece at an earlier date, as the firm was founded in 1808 and was trading in fine art for many decades prior to 1881.



This work is believed to date from 1820 to 1840 and depicts ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:c1820-1840</td></tr>






<tr><td>Title:Jacques Laurent Agasse Figural Landscape</td></tr>



<tr><td>Location:New York, NY</td></tr>
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