Lot 49
  • 49

Waldo Peirce 1884-1970

Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 USD
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Description

  • Waldo Peirce
  • The Artist and His Family: Trimming Dad's Beard
  • signed with initials WP, l.r.; signed W Peirce and dated Bangor Me/ Dec 1935 on the reverse
  • oil on canvas, unframed
  • 48 by 36 in.
  • 122 by 91.5 cm.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist

Condition

Canvas is not lined. SURFACE: in good condition UNDER ULTRA VIOLET: no apparent inpainting
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Catalogue Note

The artist and the Massengale family were longtime friends and neighbors in Hamden, Maine.