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Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2493Location: BostonDate / Time: January 29, 2010 12:00PM
Description:
Frank Convers Mathewson (American, 1862-1941)
The Parakeet, 1928
Signed "F.C. Mathewson." l.r., identified on labels including one from the
Providence Art Club, on the reverse.
Oil on artist board, 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (19.1 x 24.1 cm),framed (under glass).
Condition: Craquelure, subtle bowing to board.
Provenance: Estate of N. David Scotti, Providence, Rhode Island.
N.B. A photograph of the artist and a letter concerning the artist accompany the lot.
Estimate $400-600
There are several tiny dots of retouch. The craquelure is fine and stable.