Description:
Joseph H. Greenwood (American, 1857-1927)
Spring Near Monadnock
Unsigned on the recto, identified and authenticated on a label "by.... Greenwood" affixed to the frame backing paper.
Oil on canvasboard, 9 x 12 3/4 in. (22.9 x 32.4 cm),framed.
Condition: Subtle surface grime.
Provenance: From the family of the artist to Dr. Robert H. Goddard (1928),by descent to the estate of Esther C. Goddard (Mrs. Robert H. Goddard),to Clark University and Worcester Polytechnic Institute, purchased at the Goddard estate auction (1983) by the family of the current owner. Robert H. Goddard was the father of modern rocketry.
Estimate $700-900
On the reverse in addition to the label signed by a Greenwood family member, there is a newpaper notice regarding the estate auction, a bill of sale for the auction purchase in 1983, and the cancelled check for $750 from the auction purchase. Because of the documentation on the frame backing paper, the back of the frame was not opened for inspection.
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