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William Wendt
Estimate
70,000 - 100,000 USD
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Description
- William Wendt
- The Silence of Night
- signed WILLIAM WENDT and dated 1910. (lower left)
- oil on canvas
- 40 1/4 by 55 1/4 inches
- (102.3 by 140.4 cm)
Provenance
Acquired as a gift from A.J. Ochsner, Mrs. Margaret Cook, J.N. Eisendrath, W.H. Allport, Mrs. T.A. Shaw, Miss Bertha Rudolph, and Mrs. Pauline Dohn Rudolph, 1911
Exhibited
Art Institute of Chicago, 23rd Annual Exhibition of American Paintings and Sculpture, 1910, no. 239
Corcoran Gallery, Third Annual, 1910, no. 160
Carnegie Museum, 1911
Art Institute of Chicago, First Exhibition of Work by the Alumni of A.I.C., 1918, no. 817
Corcoran Gallery, Third Annual, 1910, no. 160
Carnegie Museum, 1911
Art Institute of Chicago, First Exhibition of Work by the Alumni of A.I.C., 1918, no. 817
Literature
Art and Progress, December 1910, p. 46, illustrated
South Coast News, November 25, 1927
Ruth Westphal, Plein Air Painters of California: The Southland, California, 1982, p. 174, illustrated
John Alan Walker, Documents on the Life and Art of William Wendt (1865 - 1946), California, 1992, no. 619, p. 185
South Coast News, November 25, 1927
Ruth Westphal, Plein Air Painters of California: The Southland, California, 1982, p. 174, illustrated
John Alan Walker, Documents on the Life and Art of William Wendt (1865 - 1946), California, 1992, no. 619, p. 185
Condition
Oil on canvas, canvas is not lined. Surface: In good condition, overall; scattered crackle with slight cupping in sky UNDER UV: No apparent inpainting.
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.