Premier Auction - Session II
Sat, May 21, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 935
Arthur Bowen Davies
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
(American, 1862-1928)
Demeter, unsigned, oil on canvas, 17 x 22 in.; fine carved gilt wood frame, 22 x 27 in.
Note: Exhibited: Arnot Art Gallery, Elmira, New York,, n.d. (label verso)
Label verso: Ferargil Galleries, New York, NY, "A.B. Davies/Demeter/ no. 5270".
Listed in the Memorial Exhibition of the Works of Arthur B. Davies, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY February 17-March 30, 1930, catalogue No. 15 is a painting entitled "Demeter", with the same dimensions as this work, (see: https://libmma.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/api/collection/p15324coll10/id/149351/download)
Provenance: G.B. Hollister (presumably); David Ramus, Atlanta Georgia (label verso); Private Collection
Condition
lined, yellowed varnish, areas of retouch; frame with wear
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