Fine Paintings & Sculpture
Description:
Carl William Peters (American, 1897 or 1898-1980)
Rocky Coast with Sailboats and Beachcombers
Unsigned, with a printed biographical sheet with handwritten provenance affixed to the reverse.
Oil on canvas, 20 1/4 x 24 in. (50.5 x 61.5 cm),framed.
Condition: Good.
Provenance: The estate of the artist to the current private Massachusetts collection in 1981.
N.B. The printed biographical sheet that identifies the artist gives his birth date as November 14, 1898, although most databases list the year as 1897.
Estimate $2,000-3,000
Framed dimensions are 29 x 32 3/4 x 3 in.
Inscribed "#50" on the reverse
Waterstaining to the linen frame liner. Small areas of ink spots or possible mold to the reverse.
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