Lot 542
  • 542

Margaret Gere

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Margaret Gere
  • The Coral Necklace
  • signed Margaret Gere and dated 1925 upper left
  • gouache over pencil on paper laid down on board
  • sight: 7 by 5 in.
  • 17.8 by 12.7 cm
  • Executed in 1925.

Provenance

John Gere
The Fine Art Society, Ltd., London

Exhibited

London, The Fine Art Society Ltd., 1973, no. P48
Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museums, Margaret Gere, 1878-1965, January 21-March 3, 1984, no. C6

Condition

Not examined out of frame. There appears to be some mat stain and minor fox marks. Sheet is slightly discolored, but pigment is well maintained and composition is sharp. In overall good condition and ready to hang.
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