08-12-200108-12-2001
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBolton MA
2092
August 12, 2001 10:00 AMCalender
237

Merrill Henry Bennett (b. 1908) Portrait of Stowe Railroad Engine 404 Pulling into the Station at Waterbury

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$2,990$2,600
Auction: Sale #2092 - 2092Location: BoltonDate / Time: August 12, 2001 10:00AM

Description:

Merrill Henry Bennett (b. 1908) Portrait of Stowe Railroad Engine 404 Pulling into the Station at Waterbury, Vermont. Signed u.r. Mixed media on paper, 19 3/4 x 98 in., framed. Condition: Tears, rippling, minor losses and tape residues to edges, creases, a few scattered fox marks, not examined out of frame. N.B. Bennett was a patient at Vermont State Hospital in Waterbury when he completed this work around 1950. Bennett's nurse used to bring him to the park across from the station to work. Further information is available.
Estimate $2,500-3,500

Keywords

Merrill Henry Bennett, Waterbury, Stowe Railroad Engine, Vermont, Mixed media, Vermont State Hospital, nurse