Lot 199
  • 199

Leon Gaspard 1882-1964

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description

  • Leon Gaspard
  • A Russian Shepherdess
  • signed Leon Gaspard and dated Russia 1911 (lower right); inscribed For our very dear friends Mr. + Mrs. Magee(?) from Leon and Evlyn Gaspard Dec. 1926 (on the reverse)
  • gouache on canvasboard
  • 8 1/4 by 12 1/4 in.
  • 21 by 31 cm.

Provenance

Gift from the artist to Mr and Mrs. Magee(?), December 1926
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Savage, New York
Gift from the above to the present owner, circa  1995

Condition

generally good condition, previous signature and date (L. Schulman Gaspard / Russia 1911, lower left), partially painted over, signature to lower right partially effaced and strengthened, framed against glass
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