Henry Bayley Snell (American, 1858–1943) Gloucester Harbor

Signed 'Henry B. Snell' bottom left, oil on canvas laid down to board
22 5/8 x 28 3/8 in. (57.5 x 72.1cm)

Provenance

The Coryell Gallery at the Porkyard, Lambertville, New Jersey.
(Presumably) acquired directly from the above.
Private Collection, Pennsylvania.
Freeman's, Philadelphia, sale of December 3, 2006, lot 93.
Acquired directly from the above sale.
Private Collection, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Condition report:

Frame: 29 1/2 x 35 1/4 x 2 in.

In overall good condition, with slight vertical craquelure throughout, especially visible in the sky along the top outer edge. Some others at center right on the rocks and at center left in the water. With some ripples in the canvas at bottom left (most likely from the work being laid down). Examination under UV light reveals remnants of old glowing varnish throughout (at bottom left, bottom right, center right and sporadically in the sky). Minor pinpoint restoration at bottom center in the rocks. Otherwise untouched.