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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 356

Charles P. Reiffel

Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000

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(California/Connecticut/Indiana, 1862-1942) Women Painting Among the Eucalyptus Trees, circa 1925, signed lower right "Charles Reiffel", oil on fiberboard, 18 x 20 in.; original gilt wood frame with Indianapolis frame label verso, flaking with voids at leg and in sky, board convex, yellowed varnish; loss to upper left corner, 2 in. split in top layer of ground through paint, split at lower left corner. Notes: These works (also lot 357) were given to Mary Christiana Reiffel Kryter by the artist who shared common ancestry with their grandfather, Peter Reiffel.. Provenance: Collection of artist, gifted to Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Kryter, Indianapolis, Indiana; by descent in family

Condition

flaking with voids at leg and in sky, board convex, yellowed varnish; loss to upper left corner, 2 in. split in top layer of ground through paint, split at lower left corner

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