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Premier Auction | May 19, 2023

Fri, May 19, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 661

Alice Ravenel Huger Smith

Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000

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(American/South Carolina, 1876-1958)
Marsh with Herons, signed lower right "Alice R Huger Smith", watercolor on Whatman's board, 16-1/2 x 21-3/4 in.; wood frame, 25-1/2 x 30-1/2 in.

Condition

paper somewhat toned, foxing; frame with light wear

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Purchased from the artist by George Logan upon his return to Charleston in the 1940s from U.S. Naval duties in the Far East.

Note: George Christian Logan is the consignor's great grandfather, his daughter Alice Logan married E. Benjamin Wright. Their son Richard T. Wright inherited the paintings, and passed them on to his son, the consignor. This painting hung in the family home at 22 Meeting Street.