Description:
William Lester Stevens (American, 1888-1969)
Fisherman's Shack
Signed "W. LESTER STEVENS NA A.W.S." l.r., titled on the reverse.
Watercolor on paper, sheet size approximately 22 x 29 1/2 in. (56.0 x 75.0 cm),framed.
Condition: Scattered foxing, rippling, sheet affixed to window mat with brown paper tape around the perimeter of the reverse.
Estimate $1,500-2,000
There was another line of inscription on the reverse beneath the title, but it has been abraded.
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