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Day 2 Fine Western, American, European Works

Sat, Nov 7, 2015 09:00AM EST - Sun, Nov 8, 2015 09:00AM EST
Lot 355

Birger Sandzén

Estimate: $12,000 - $18,000

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(Kansas/Colorado, 1871-1954) Early Moon, Cottonwood Grove, 1922, signed lower left "BS" and signed and inscribed verso "Birger Sandzén/Lindsburg, Kansas/1922", oil on fiberboard, 7-1/8 x 9-1/8 in.; painted and gilt wood frame, good condition, formerly conserved by the Western Center for the Conservation of Fine Arts, Denver, Colorado and since with new gloss varnish; frame with abrasions. Notes: This work is recorded in the archive at The Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery. See [Smoky River at Sunset],1928, July, 26, 2014, Coeur d'Alene Art Auction, for a similar size and subject. Provenance: Private Collection, Kansas City, Missouri; with Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery, 2005; Private Collection

Condition

good condition, formerly conserved by the Western Center for the Conservation of Fine Arts, Denver, Colorado and since with new gloss varnish; frame with abrasions