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Description:
Aiden Lassell Ripley (American, 1896-1969)
Steep Sidewalk, Hibbard Street. Stamped "FROM THE ESTATE OF/A. LASSELL RIPLEY" on the reverse, inscribed and titled "R. sketch #57/Steep Sidewalk/.../Hibbard St." in pencil on the reverse. Watercolor and pencil on paper, 7 1/4 x 10 in., framed. Condition: Pale mat burn, tack holes to corners, hinged to the window mat with masking tape along the top edge of the reverse.
Provenance: A Massachusetts collector and former neighbor of the artist.
N.B. The work is faintly inscribed in some areas with brief color notes.
Estimate $20-200
Framer's label from Malcolm G. Stevens, Arlington, Massachusetts, on the frame backing paper.
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