Lot 22
  • 22

Blanche Lazzell 1878-1956

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Blanche Lazzell
  • The Red Scow
  • signed Blanche Lazzell and dated 1916 l.r.; signed Blanche Lazzell, titled The Red Scow and dated 1916 on an old label affixed to the stretcher
  • oil on canvas
  • 12 by 16 in.
  • 30.5 by 40.7 cm.

Provenance

Francis Delman Lazzell (acquired directly from the artist, his aunt, as as a high school graduation gift, 1923)
Martin Diamond, New York (acquired from the above)
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1980

Exhibited

Provincetown, Massachusetts, Second Annual Exhibition, July 1-September 15, 1916

Condition

Lined canvas. The surface is very taut from the lining. Very fine craquelure in the sky. Under UV light: touch-ups in the sky and at lower center.
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Catalogue Note

A note in the artist's hand is attached to the stretcher and reads as follows:  Presented to/ Francis Delman Lazzell/ on his graduation/ from High School/  From/ Mr. and Mrs. Arlie Ridgway and Blanche Lazzell/ Jan. 29, 1923/ Morgantown, W.Va