$3,321
James Edward Fitzgerald (American, 1899-1971) Black-backed Gulls Unsigned, identified on an unattributed label affixed to the frame backing, titled by the estate of the artist (see below). Watercolor and Chinese ink on paper, 22 x 30 1/2 in. (55.9 x 77.5 cm), framed. Condition: Sheet hinged to mat at upper edge, deckled edges, rippling, toning, foxing, creasing to l.l. edge, pinholes to corners. Provenance: The estate of the artist; Gleason Fine Art, Boothbay Harbor, Maine, 1998; to the current private collection, Maine, 2000. N.B. The executors of the James Fitzgerald estate, Anne and Edgar Hubert, assigned titles and numbers to works left to the estate. They assigned the number 585 to this painting. Black-backed Gulls is included in the James Fitzgerald Catalogue Raisonné as number 903, and is dated c. 1950s. We would like to thank Robert L. Stahl, Director of the James Fitzgerald Legacy, for his assistance with this entry.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2017-05-19
