Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2535BLocation: BostonDate / Time: January 28, 2011 12:00PM
Description:
William Lester Stevens (American, 1888-1969)
Path through the Trees in Winter
Signed "W. LESTER STEVENS N.A." l.r.
Oil on canvas, 25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2 cm),framed.
Condition: Minor surface grime.
Provenance: Nord and Ruth (Smith) Bowlen, Greenfield, Massachusetts; by family descent to a private collection.
Estimate $1,500-2,500
Surface grime with some small spots or accretions l.c. Scattered subtle spotting (like tiny rust spots) in areas where there is no oil paint covering the primed canvas in the lower quarter of the composition. Very minor canvas deformation u.l. corner.