Lot 108
  • 108

Theodore Earl Butler

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • Theodore Earl Butler
  • Pumpkins and Corn Shocks, Giverny
  • signed T.E. Butler and dated '33 (lower right); also signed, titled and dated no. 63/Theodore E. Butler/Corn Shocks and Pumpkins/Giverny, 1933 on the reverse
  • oil on canvas
  • 21 1/8 by 25 1/2 inches
  • (53.7 by 64.8 cm)

Provenance

James Butler (the artist's son)
Jean-Marie Toulgouat (his son), Giverny, France
Private collection, Washington, D.C.

Condition

This work is in very good condition. The canvas is unlined. There is a 1-inch dent in the upper center sky and there are a few scattered chips of paint loss. Under UV: there is no apparent inpainting.
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