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September Premier Auction: Day 2

Sat, Sep 16, 2017 09:00AM EDT - Sun, Sep 17, 2017 09:00AM EDT
Lot 782

William Partridge Burpee

Estimate: $1,200 - $1,800

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

(Maine/Massachusetts, 1846-1940)

Two Lynn Beach, Massachusetts Scenes: A Group of Dories, circa 1890, oil on panel, 6-1/2 x 5 in.; Beached Dories, circa 1892, oil on paper laid on panel, 4-7/8 x 7 in., both with estate stamp verso "W.P. Burpee"; modern gilt wood frames

Notes: William Burpee was formerly trained by William Bradford (1823-1894). These paintings show the influence of the French painters, Eugene Boudin (see lot #...) and Emile Vernier.

Condition

lifting of paper with cleavage on one with some loss to pigment, minimal crackle; frame with abrasions