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Premier Catalog Auction - Session III

Sat, Nov 17, 2018 09:00AM EST
Lot 1585

J. Alden Weir

Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500

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

(Connecticut/New Hampshire, New York, 1852-1919)

Harvesters, Brittany, unsigned, remnant of original Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art exhibition label, 1879, attached verso, oil on canvas, 15 x 25-1/2 in.; modern giltwood frame, 21-1/2 x 31-3/4 in.

Note:

Attached to backing verso: remnants of original Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts label, with inscriptions as follows: "Loaned to the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts by Soc. Am. Artists, registered 1879, 162/ 681"

Archived records of PAFA exhibitions for 1879 include a Weir painting title "Harvest Study, Brittany", as entry #681.  

 

Condition

linen lined, grime, crackle, scattered small areas of retouch at sky; frame with minimal wear