Bidspirit auction | David Broderick Walcott Oil Painting

David Broderick Walcott Oil Painting 1854 - David Broderick Walcott (American, 1825-1885). Oil on canvas painting depicting three children playing, 1854. Signed and dated along the lower right. Sight; height: 9 1/2 in x width: 12 in. Framed; height: 12 in x width: 15 in. Condition: The surface is stable. There are stretcher bar marks along all four sides. Along the bottom margin there is loss to the varnish, showing the texture of the canvas. There are minute areas of inpainting throughout the artwork, visible under UV light; most notable along the lower left quadrant, and along the center of the right and left margins. To the verso there are areas indicating moisture exposure. There is light wear to the frame.