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Lot 1265
English painted wood St. Bernard dummy board
Sold
$425
Starting Bid: $250
Est.
$500 - $700
Live Auction
SELECT: 3 Day Auction
Description
Late 19th c., paint on wood plank cutout with mounted angled stand verso, 28.5"h x 29"w
Condition
Good, craquelure and small paint losses, but image mostly intact, wood losses, easel support replaced
Provenance
From the Collection of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Literature
Art dealer, connoisseur, and philanthropist Eugene Victor Thaw (1927-2018) was widely considered to be among the world's greatest collectors of European master drawings, French Post-Impressionism, Cubism, and an early advocate of the American Abstract Expressionists. One of the most respected art dealers of his day, he is credited with placing hundreds of major works into museums around the world, and was the founding member and past president of the Art Dealers Association of America.