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Thu, Aug 5, 2021 11:00AM EDT
Lot 247

Ernest Lawson (1873-1939): New York City Hall

Estimate: $30,000 - $40,000
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Oil on board, c. 1935, signed 'E. Lawson' lower right, with label from ACA Galleries, NY.

40 x 48 1/2 in., 48 3/4 x 56 1/4 in. (frame).

Exhibited: Carnegie International, Pittsburg, PA, 1935; Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Greater Texas and Pan American Exposition, Dallas, TX, June 12-August 25, 1937.

Literature: Ernest Lawson: American Impressionist 1873-1939, Henry and Sidney Berry-Hill, 1968.

Note: Our thanks to Valerie Ann Leeds, PhD, for her assistance in cataloguing this painting. Ms. Leeds has ascribed a circa date of 1935 to the work citing its characteristics as a late work and its inclusion in the 1935 Carnegie International.

The artist.

Condition

Craquelure with separation and lifting in places. Surface soiling. Heavy impasto surface. Otherwise in good condition.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale. 
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