02-03-201202-04-2012
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2581BBoston
February 3, 2012 12:00 PMCalender
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Walter Parson Shaw Griffin (French/American, 1861-1935) Finistere-Breton Fishing Boats

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Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2581BLocation: BostonDate / Time: February 03, 2012 12:00PM

Description:

Walter Parson Shaw Griffin (French/American, 1861-1935)

Finistere-Breton Fishing Boats
Signed "GRIFFIN" l.l., inscribed and dated "W. Griffin...Paris 1914 Aug 1st" and
identified on labels from the National Academy of Design and Barridoff Galleries, Portland, Maine, (see below) on the reverse.
Oil on canvas, 24 x 30 in. (60.9 x 76.2 cm),framed.
Condition: Subtle rippling, surface grime.

Provenance: Barridoff Galleries, November 22, 1980, lot 102.

Literature: Peter Hastings Falk, editor, The Annual Exhibition Record of the National Academy of Design, 1901-1980 (Sound View Press: Madison, CT, 1990) p. 236.

Exhibitions: 111th Annual Exhibition, National Academy of Design, March 18-April 10, 1936, #59 (titled "Fish Boats").
Estimate $4,000-6,000

Keywords

Walter Parson Shaw Griffin, Paris, Portland, National Academy of Design and Barridoff Galleries, Maine, National Academy of Design, editor, Peter Hastings Falk, Sound View Press, Connecticut, Madison