Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2470Location: BostonDate / Time: September 11, 2009 12:00PM
Description:
Bertha Boynton Lum (American, 1869-1954)
Spinning Goddess, 1930-36 (Gravalos & Pulin, 98). Signed and dated "Bertha Lum '34" in pencil (within the image) l.c., identified on a label from the Schwartz Galleries, Inc., New York, on the reverse. Color woodcut on paper, image size 19 1/4 x 13 1/2 in. (48.9 x 34.2 cm),framed.
Condition: Subtle toning, not examined out of frame.
Estimate $500-700
Out of the frame the sheet measures 22 1/4 x 16 1/2 in., and is hinged at the top. It is gently and evenly toned.