09-11-200909-12-2009
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2470Boston
September 11, 2009 12:00 PMCalender
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William Sommer (American, 1867-1949) The Purple Goat

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$3,555$3,000
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2470Location: BostonDate / Time: September 11, 2009 12:00PM

Description:

William Sommer (American, 1867-1949)

The Purple Goat
Signed and dated "William Sommer. 1942" l.r., identified on a label affixed to the
backing.
Ink and watercolor on paper, sight size 11 3/4 x 17 in. (29.8 x 43.2 cm),in a Prendergast-style frame.
Condition: Not examined out of frame.

Provenance: Ex-collection of Henry Francis, former curator at the Cleveland Museum of Art, then by descent.

Exhibitions: The William Sommer Memorial Exhibition: Catalogue of an Exhibition of Works by William Sommer, Cleveland Museum of Art, November 1 to December 10, 1950, no. 179.

Estimate $2,500-3,500

Keywords

William Sommer, Cleveland Museum of Art, curator, Henry Francis