Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2598BLocation: BostonDate / Time: May 18, 2012 12:00PM
Description:
Joseph H. Greenwood (American, 1857-1927)
Two Landscapes: Spring and Fall
Both signed "JHGreenwood" l.l. and dated "'24" and "'25" respectively.
Oil on canvas laid on paperboard, 9 x 12 1/2 in. (22.8 x 31.5 cm),framed.
Condition: Both with minor retouch, minor surface grime.
Estimate $1,800-2,200
Autumn inscribed "Miss Bodb..r/Fitchburg, Mass" in pencil on the reverse; Spring inscribed "Mr. Smith" on the reverse.
Fall with minimal, pinpoint-sized dots of minor retouch in the sky. Spring with dots of retouch scattered throughout the sky and along the right side edge, the largest area of retouch being a cluster of dots at the c.r. edge in an area measuring 3/4 inch high and 1/8 inch wide.