Willard LeRoy Metcalf

Collection of Henry Smith, New York (purchased directly from the artist, 1924)
R. L. Skofield, Greenwich, Connecticut (sold: Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, February 1, 1940, lot 33)
Milch Galleries, New York (acquired from the above sale)
Private Collection, New York (acquired from the above, circa 1950)
By descent in the family to the present owner, 1980

New York, Macbeth Gallery, Paintings by Emil Carlsen, Paul Dougherty, Frederick C. Frieseke, Childe Hassam, Willard L. Metcalf, Kenneth H. Miller, J. Alden Weir, January 6-19, 1914, no. 19

Condition Report as per Simon Parkes, Inc. (3/25/2014): This work is in lovely condition. It is unlined. The paint layer is cleaned and very lightly varnished. The only retouches are on the top edge in the upper center and on the top edge in the upper left. The original paint layer reads quite strongly under ultraviolet light, but there are no other retouches and certainly no damage to the work.
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