03-03-200603-04-2006
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2310Boston
March 3, 2006 04:00 PMCalender
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William Baxter Palmer Closson (American, 1848-1926) Three-Day Guests at Wellesley College

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$14,100$12,000
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2310Location: BostonDate / Time: March 03, 2006 4:00PM

Description:

William Baxter Palmer Closson (American, 1848-1926)

Three-Day Guests at Wellesley College
Signed "Wm. Baxter Closson" l.l., identified on a presentation plaque affixed to the
frame, partials labels and a "Ex. P.A.F.A." stamp on the reverse.
Oil on board, 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm),framed (under glass).
Condition: Good.

Provenance: Deaccessioned from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

N.B. In 1918 Closson exhibited a work entitled At a Wellesley College Fete at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. This may be the same painting.
Estimate $2,000-2,500

Keywords

William Baxter Palmer Closson, Wellesley College, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Baxter Closson