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GEORGE WESLEY BELLOWS | Afternoon Whitehead
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
- George Wesley Bellows
- Afternoon Whitehead
- signed Geo Bellows (lower right); also inscribed GEORGE BELLOWS / WHITEHEAD / MONHEGAN. ME. (on the reverse)
- oil on panel
- 11 by 14 1/2 inches (27.9 by 36.8 cm)
- Painted in 1911.
Provenance
Dr. John Weichsel, New York
Dr. H.S. Weichsel, New York
Mrs. William H. Bender, Bronxville, New York (sold: Sotheby's, New York, April 21, 1978, lot 87)
By descent to the present owner
Dr. H.S. Weichsel, New York
Mrs. William H. Bender, Bronxville, New York (sold: Sotheby's, New York, April 21, 1978, lot 87)
By descent to the present owner
Exhibited
Columbus, Ohio, Columbus Museum of Art, 1988 (on loan)
Literature
The artist's record book A, p. 105
Condition
There is minor frame abrasion at edges and a thin line of surface cracking in an area of thicker impasto near the upper edge. Under UV: there are few pindots of inpainting near upper edge. Some other pigments fluoresce but appear to be the artist's original work.
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.
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.
Catalogue Note
This work is included in the online version of the catalogue raisonné available at www.hvallison.com and will be included in the publication being prepared by Glenn C. Peck.