$7,380
John La Farge (American, 1835-1910) Summer Entrance to a Shrine, Possibly the Zeniarai Benzaiten Ugafuku Shrine Unsigned, inscribed "Summer (Entrance of a small town/... or Temple" in the artist's hand, in pencil and with two label fragments from Foster Brothers (3 Park Square), Boston, on the reverse. Watercolor and graphite on paper, sheet size 13 1/8 x 19 1/2 in. (33.3 x 49.5 cm), framed. Condition: Foxing, acid burn, toning. Provenance: According to the inscription on the reverse, believed to be John Lowell (1919-2011) to his brother James Hale Lowell 2d (b. 1938) [sons of Ralph Lowell (1890-1978), descended from Mary Emlen Hale (1863-?) and John Lowell (1856-1922) of Boston].
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-09-19
