Lot 114: Nelson Augustus Moore O/C Landscape Painting, Lake Mohonk, New York

Nelson Augustus Moore (American/Connecticut, 1824-1902) oil on canvas upstate New York landscape painting, 1895. Figures relax in rowboats on Lake Mohonk, with resort buildings and the Sky Top or Albert S. Smiley hiker’s tower visible in the distance. Signed “N A Moore” to rock, lower center, and inscribed “Lake Mohonk / (Original Study) / by N A. Moore / 1895” en verso. Housed in a pierced giltwood frame. Sight: 12 1/2 in H x 23 1/2 in W. Frame: 19 1/2 in H x 29 1/2 in W. 

CONDITION: Overall very good condition, with localized retouch to 1/4 in L indentation in the sky, near treetops at left, 1 1/4 in x 1/2 in, and to repaired puncture to trees at left, 1 1/4 in x 1 in. Other areas of florescence under UV light in sky appear to be inherent. See UV photography.