Hayley Lever
(Australian/American, 1876-1958)
Thames River, London, 1907
oil on canvas
signed lower right
6 1/4" x 9 1/4"

Provenance:
The Collection of Dr. Milton Luria, Verona, New Jersey
Joan K. MacNeary (Dealer in Art), Caldwell, New Jersey, circa 1964
Unknown
Clayton-Liberatore Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York
The Collection of Nancy B. Crockett, Long Island, New York and Palm City, Florida
JDM Antiques, New York, New York, 11 May 2005
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Catalog Note:
There are two letters that accompany this lot. The first is from 22 June 1964 and is handwritten by Jean K. MacNeary discussing the work and the initial provenance relating to Dr. Milton Luria. The second is a photocopy of a handwritten letter by Nancy B. Crockett discussing the lining and stretching of the works by Mary C. Liberatore (niece of Leonard Clayton, founder of Leonard Clayton Gallery and later Clayton-Liberatore Gallery).

Frame: 10 5/8"h x 13 5/8"w x 1 3/4"d
Lined. Craquelure upper-left and and lower-right corners. No inpainting under UV light. Surface dirt overall. Sides are taped at edges with brown tape to protect edges. The painting appears to be trimmed and this tape hangs over the edges of the trimmed work 1/8". Good condition.