Scalp Level Traditions: Western Pennsylvania Art from a Highly Important Collection
Wed, Jan 28, 2026 01:00PM EST
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Lot 18
W. C. Wall 1869 oil painting Pack Saddle Gap, Conemaugh River
Estimate: $12,000 - $18,000
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Wall, William Coventry (British/American/Western PA, 1810-1886), Pack Saddle Gap, Conemaugh River, 1869, oil on canvas, relined, signed and dated lower left, 14 x 22 inches, in a gold painted wood frame 19 x 27 inches. Includes a photo attached to the back of the frame showing Wall's handwritten title on the canvas verso before it was relined. Provenance: East End Galleries, Pittsburgh, PA; a Western Pennsylvania corporate collection. Exhibited: Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Loretto, PA, 1996, The Scalp Level Artists: A Pennsylvania Perspective; Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Loretto, PA, 1998-1999, Wall to Wall to Wall.
Condition
The painting is in generally good condition. It has been relined. There is loss and inpainting along the right side edge where the painting sits under the frame. Craquelure, one light area with pinwheel/sigmoid crackle, and inpainting throughout the sky. There are light age cracks near the lower right corner and in the areas where the houses are reflected in the river. Merchandise will be packed and transported by the purchaser at their own risk and expense. A list of recommended shippers is on our website: https://www.conceptgallery.com/auctions/shipping/ .
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