The Art of Expedition: The Works of George Swanson
The Art of Expedition: The Works of George Swanson
LOT SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Lot Closed
June 24, 02:05 PM GMT
Estimate
600 - 800 USD
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GEORGE ALAN SWANSON
1906-1968
HELICONIINAE ON BAMBOO SHOOT ; CECROPIA AND COCOON
watercolor on paper ; ink on paper
circa 1940
14 x 10 ½ in. ; 14 ¼ x 11 ¼ in.
the first signed in watercolor George Swanson, lower right, the reverse stamped PROPERTY OF DR. WILLIAM BEEBE DIRECTOR, DEPT. TROPICAL RESEARCH NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY ZOOLOGICAL PARK BRONX, NEW YORK CITY ; the second inscribed in pencil Cecropia and cocoon, lower left, and signed George Swanson / 12 Belleville Ave / Bloomfield, NJ.