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George Loring Brown (American, 1814-1889) View of Naples at Sunset 33 3/4 x 53 1/2 in. period frame 43 x 63 x 4 in. image 1

George Loring Brown (American, 1814-1889) View of Naples at Sunset 33 3/4 x 53 1/2 in. period frame 43 x 63 x 4 in. image 2

George Loring Brown (American, 1814-1889) View of Naples at Sunset 33 3/4 x 53 1/2 in. period frame 43 x 63 x 4 in. image 3

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George Loring Brown
(American, 1814-1889)
View of Naples at Sunset 33 3/4 x 53 1/2 in. period frame 43 x 63 x 4 in.

24 May 2023, 12:00 EDT

Skinner Marlborough, Massachusetts

Sold for US$4,480 inc. premium

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George Loring Brown (American, 1814-1889)

View of Naples at Sunset
signed, inscribed, and dated 'G.L. BROWN ROME 1854' (on a sail lower right), inscribed and titled 'Restored 1855 at Medford Mass by G.L. Brown...' (on the reverse, likely a copy of what was on the back originally)
oil on canvas
33 3/4 x 53 1/2 in.
period frame 43 x 63 x 4 in.

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