Thomas Hill (1829-1908)
Fisherman along the Merced River, Yosemite Valley
signed and dated 'T. Hill. 1895' (lower right)
oil on canvas
31 x 40 in.
framed 37 x 47 in.
Footnotes:
Provenance
Montgomery Gallery, San Francisco, California.
Private collection, Minnesota.

The canvas has been glue lined and restretched on expansion bolt stretcher bars. Under UV light, there are minor dots and dashes of retouch to the sky and along the top frame liner. There are areas of circular craquelure. There is a top stretcher bar line. No further condition issues to report. In a gilt over red clay bole and gesso carved Neoclassical Richard Tobey frame.