09-12-200809-13-2008
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Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2422Boston
September 12, 2008 12:00 PMCalender
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Henry Martin Gasser (American, 1909-1981) Town on a Hill

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Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2422Location: BostonDate / Time: September 12, 2008 12:00PM

Description:

Henry Martin Gasser (American, 1909-1981)

Town on a Hill
Signed "H. GASSER" l.l., identified on a period exhibition label (see below)
affixed to the reverse.
Watercolor on paper/board, sight size 21 1/2 x 28 1/2 in. (54.6 x 72.4 cm),framed.
Condition: Not examined out of frame.


Exhibition: "Annual Exhibition," National Academy of Design, 1955.
Estimate $800-1,200

Paper laid onto chipboard, brown gum taped to window mat, scored marks on sheet for telephone lines that appear in intentional to the work, inscribed "Pennsylvania Winter" in color pencil and identified on a label from the Dayton Art Institute on the reverse.

Keywords

Henry Martin Gasser, National Academy of Design, telephone lines, Dayton Art Institute