Premier Auction - Session II
Sat, Sep 17, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1138
Edward Willis Redfield
Estimate: $15,000 - $25,000
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, 1869-1965)
Lobsterman's Cove, Linikin Bay, Maine, 1948, signed lower right "E.W. Redfield", dated, titled and signed in pencil stretcher verso, oil on canvas, 26 x 32 in.; fine carved gilt wood frame, 21-1/2 x 37-1/2 in.
Note: Literature: Fletcher, J. M. W., and Edward Willis Redfield. Edward Willis Redfield: An American Impressionist, 1869-1965 : the Redfield Letters, Seven Decades of Correspondence Plus 426 Photographs of His Paintings in Two Volumes. Lahaska, Pa: JMWF Pub, 2002, page 403, pl. 285; Fletcher, J. M. W., and Edward Willis Redfield. Edward Willis Redfield, 1869-1965: An American Impressionist : His Paintings and the Man Behind the Palette. Lahaska, Pa: JMWF Pub, 1996, pgs. 65, 149, 168.
It was believed by the artist's daughter that the female figure in this painting is the artist's wife.
Provenance: The Redfield Estate, by the artist's daughter to his granddaughter; Frances Gale Hume (his granddaughter); Alderfer's, June 2006, purchased for $33,000; Collection of C.L. Prickett
Condition
original stretcher bar and tacking edge, small areas of paint loss scattered throughout; frame with minor abrasions
