Description:
Frederick John Mulhaupt (American, 1871-1938)
A Gill Netter
Signed "Mulhaupt" l.l., titled, signed, and inscribed ".../Fred'k J. Mulhaupt/Gloucester/Mass." on the reverse, and with an exhibition label from The North Shore Arts Association of Gloucester (see below) affixed to the reverse.
Oil on artist board, 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm),in a contemporary handmade frame.
Condition: Minor retouch.
Provenance: Skinner, Inc., American & European Paintings & Prints, September 25, 1998, Sale 1868, Lot 363.
Exhibitions: Frederick J. Mulhaupt, Dean of the Cape Ann School, The North Shore Arts Association, Gloucester, Massachusetts, August 13-October 24, 1999.
N.B. The work is accompanied by a catalog, Frederick J. Mulhaupt, Dean of the Cape Ann School: A Retrospective (Gloucester, Massachusetts: North Shore Arts Association, 1999),in which the painting is illustrated in color (p. 10).
Estimate $8,000-12,000
Retouch to cover some minor frame abrasion and a small paint loss to sky in u.l. corner.
Framed dimensions are 11 7/8 x 13 7/8 in. The frame is signed with a monogram "M...O" and dated "95."
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