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Sat, Jan 17, 2015 09:00AM EST - Sun, Jan 18, 2015 09:00AM EST
Lot 453

Helen Farr Sloan

Estimate: $500 - $700

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(Massachusetts/New York, 1911-2005) Car-Lined American Street, 1938, signed lower left "Helen Farr '38", oil on canvas, 10 x 14 in.; original wood frame, yellowed varnish otherwise original condition; frame with abrasions. Notes: Helen Farr was the wife of "The Eight" artist, John Sloan. She studied under both Sloan and Boardman Robinson. From 1940 to 1944, she was director of the Society of Independent Artists. A philanthropist, the Delaware Art Museum was a beneficiary of her efforts which in turn, prompted the dedication of the library in her name.. Provenance: Estate of Robert Junior Franklin, Wilmington, Delaware; By descent

Condition

yellowed varnish otherwise original condition; frame with abrasions