Arthur William Best
(1859-1935)
"Grand Canyon," circa 1925
Oil on canvas laid to board
Signed lower right: A W Best; signed again, titled, and inscribed faintly in pencil, verso: 4270 Piedmont Ave. / Oakland
10" H x 14" W

Visual: Overall good condition. An approximately 0.5" H x 1" W area with flecks of pigment loss to the darker blue-grey pigment in the sky, along the upper edge, at left. A small band of indentations to the pigment along the upper edge, possibly attendant with the pigment not dried to completion before the work was then set into its frame. Artist pinholes in places at the extreme upper edge.

Blacklight: No evidence of restoration.

Frame: 13.5" H x 17.5" W x 2" D Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran's catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others. Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.