September Uncurated: Art, Furnishings, and Estate Discoveries
Lot 193:
Description
Gabriel Escalante (Mexico 1984-) Oil on canvas “Fishing School Vessel Henryk Rutkowski”. Executed in a contemporary maritime realist style, the composition features a schooner navigating heavy, white-capped seas under an atmospheric, overcast sky, with a second vessel visible on the horizon. The artist signature Escalante is present in the lower left corner in stylized script. The painting is housed in a multi-tiered gilded wood frame with gadrooned or rope-turn decorative moldings. The verso is protected by a paper dust cover and retains a gallery label from The Maritime Gallery at Mystic Seaport dated 2001. A framing stamp from the Mystic Seaport Museum Stores Framing Department is also visible on the back. Eldred’s August 9th 2024. Sight: 19.5 x 28.5 in. Frame: 26.5 x 35 in.
Location: Bin 40
Condition report:
The work appears in excellent overall condition with no visible defects to the canvas or paint layer. There is no evidence of craquelure, paint loss, or previous restoration. The gilded frame is structurally sound and in excellent condition.
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