05-31-202006-01-2020
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Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
May 31, 2020 12:00 PMCalender
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Abel George Warshawsky (American, 1883-1962) New York, Evening Light

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Auction: American & European Works of Art - 3390BLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: May 31, 2020 12:00PM

Description:

Abel George Warshawsky (American, 1883-1962)

New York, Evening Light
Signed "A.G. Warshawsky-" l.l., dated, signed, and inscribed "THE YEAR 1930/A.G. WARSHAWSKY/NEW YORK" in a rooftop at left near edge, titled and identified on a label from Wiener Gallery, New York, affixed to the stretcher, with a hand-stamp and inventory number "23-9" inscribed on the stretcher and frame from Wiener Gallery, inscribed with title and identified in a later hand on the stretcher, inscribed "#9182" on the reverse.
Oil on canvas, 32 x 26 in. (81.3 x 66.0 cm),framed.
Condition: Craquelure to u.r. quadrant, minor varnish inconsistencies.

Provenance: The estate of The Reverend Canon Carlson Gerdau, New York, sold to benefit St. Mark's School, Southborough, Massachusetts.
Estimate $3,000-5,000

There is a repair in the lower left quadrant approximately the size of a silver dollar with corresponding retouch (see image of round patch with tape measure) The larger white area on the reverse may be a repair or stabilization but there is no corresponding retouch. There are several minor additional dots of retouch (see UV images). The work might benefit from cleaning.
Frame is 36 1/2 x 30 1/4 x 2 in.


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