The Collection of Clare and Jared Edwards | June 5, 2024
Wed, Jun 5, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Lot 68
Dennis Miller Bunker
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
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, 1861-1890)
Study for Quartet Cover, unsigned, with faint lettering visible ".....CM Loeffler", pencil on paper, sight 11 x 14-1/4 in.; gilt wood frame, 19 x 21-3/4 in.
Provenance: Vose Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts (label verso); The Collection of Clare and Jared Edwards, West Hartford, Connecticut
Exhibited: The New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, Connecticut, April 1978, #32 (label verso); Dennis Miller Bunker Revisited, Davis & Long, New York, NY, June 7-June 30, 1978, catalog no. 32 (label verso).
Literature: Hirshler, Erica E., Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Terra Museum of American Art, and Denver Art Museum. 1994. Dennis Miller Bunker : American Impressionist. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, p. 69 and 175.
Note: Charles Martin Loeffler was a famous violinist, composer, and teacher, and a friend of Bunker's. He was the assistant concertmaster of the Boston Symphony, which also performed his compositions during and after his tenure with the orchestra. He composed his Quartet in 1889, and this is presumably a study for the cover of Bunker's friend's work.
Condition
not examined out of sealed frame, slight staining at upper left, text very faint; frame with wear
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Vose Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts (label verso); The Collection of Clare and Jared Edwards, West Hartford, Connecticut
