01-23-201501-24-2015
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
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January 23, 2015 04:00 PMCalender
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Charles Herbert Woodbury (American, 1864-1940) Schooner in Shallows

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$1,968$1,600
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2779BLocation: BostonDate / Time: January 23, 2015 4:00PM

Description:

Charles Herbert Woodbury (American, 1864-1940)

Schooner in Shallows
Signed and dated "Charles Herbert Woodbury ...07" l.l.
Oil on board, 9 x 13 in. (22.9 x 33.1 cm),framed.
Condition: Craquelure.

Provenance: Ex-collection of Philip Knight, Boston, purchased from The Old Picture Store, Boston, 1939.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

Wax lined, with some mounting bubbles to the reverse. Broad craquelure to the front, which seems stable.

Provenance is provided on a handwritten label affixed to the back of the frame. There is also an envelope enclosed behind the frame backing that contains the artist's obituary from The Boston Herald in 1940.


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Keywords

Charles Herbert Woodbury, Philip Knight, The Old Picture Store