Ross E. Moffett (American, 1888-1971)
Cattle on the Moors
signed 'MOFFETT' (lower left) and identified on exhibition labels (affixed to foam core backing, see below)
oil on canvas
40 x 50 in.
framed 45 1/2 x 55 1/2 x 3 in.
Footnotes:
Exhibitions
Dennis, Massachusetts, Glimpse of a Provincetown Collection, Cape Cod Museum of Art, June 2007-June 2008, as well as at the St. Botolph Club, Boston.

Lined, adhered with wax and with a solid support - likely aluminum - sandwiched between the old and new canvases. Scattered retouch to landscape and more extensive retouch to sky. This includes the upper edge and the upper half of the side edges, a series of four or five long vertical lines within the sky just right of center, and various scattered dots and dashes throughout the sky. The craquelure is large and with some gentle cupping, but appears stable.