01-29-201001-30-2010
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2493Boston
January 29, 2010 12:00 PMCalender
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Walter Gay (American, 1856-1937) La Porte Ouverte, Chateau du Breau

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$9,480$8,000
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2493Location: BostonDate / Time: January 29, 2010 12:00PM

Description:

Walter Gay (American, 1856-1937)

La Porte Ouverte, Chateau du Breau
Signed "Walter Gay" l.r., titled on a label affixed to the backing.
Watercolor and graphite on paper, sight size 21 x 17 1/2 in. (53.3 x 44.4 cm),framed.
Condition: Not examined out of frame.

Provenance: Mr. Eliot Wadsworth (Assistant Secretary of the Treasury under President Harding),Boston, Massachusetts; then by descent within the family.
Estimate $4,000-6,000

Unable to examine out of frame due to the work being taped around edges of glass, subtle toning.

Keywords

Walter Gay, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Massachusetts, President, Eliot Wadsworth, Harding