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Lot 1040

Arthur Watson Sparks

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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(District Of Columbia/Pennsylvania, 1870-1919)ÿLady with Parasol, signed lower right "A.W. Sparks", oil on board, 7 x 8-3/4 in. (sight); carved gilt wood frame, 9-3/4 x 11-1/2 in.Note: attached verso is torn note darted Nov. 11. 1919 from the artist's father to a conservartor, (Mr. Horgkins?) discussing an upcoming memorial exhibition of Sparks work.ÿ (see photo), Provenance: Collection from an Important American Family

Condition

surface dirt layer; frame with wear and abrasions at corners and edges
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