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Emporium Auction | October 23, 2020

Fri, Oct 23, 2020 09:00AM EDT
Lot 558

American School

Estimate: $300 - $500

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$3,000 $250
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(early 20th Century)Spring Plowing, inscribed verso "...Uncle Morris...winter 1923", oil on board, 9-3/4 x 13-3/4 in.; reproduction carved gilt wood and composition frame, 15 x 18-3/4 in.Note: In trying to determine the artist for this particular painting, research on theÿNational Academy of Design digital archivesÿshowedÿone artist with the first name Morris whose work was exhibited in the winter of 1923, and that was Morris Greenberg.ÿ It is possible but unclear whether Morris Greenberg painted this painting, or whether it was actually exhibited that year, or simply "accepted" but not exhibited.ÿÿ - Provenance: Private Collection

Condition

wear at edges not visible under frame; frame with minimal wear
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