Description:
Jessie Willard (American, 1876-1937)
The Broken Vase
Signed "J. Willard" in vertical format u.l., with an unknown inscription u.r.
Oil on canvasboard, 12 5/8 x 8 in. (32.2 x 20.2 cm),framed.
Condition: Minor retouch, craquelure, surface grime.
Estimate $1,000-1,500
Presumed old frame backing cardboard, now detached, printed with logo of Chas. Schwartz & Son, Diamond Mercahnts, Washington, D.C., inscribed in ink "1926/H..." in the l.r. corner.
Artist board numbered "6638" in pencil on the reverse.
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