$11,258
Walter Gay (American, 1856-1937) Antichambre, Chateau du Saussay Signed "Walter Gay" l. r., titled and inscribed "...appartenant a la Comtesse de Bourbon-Busse [ sic ] nee de Colbert" and "...Mrs. Walter Gay May 10th 1980- at 180 Marlboro St..." , on labels in later hands affixed to the backing. Watercolor and graphite on paper, sight size 10 x 12 3/4 in. (25.4 x 32.4 cm), framed. Condition: Not examined out of frame. Provenance: Mr. Eliot Wadsworth (Assistant Secretary of the Treasury under President Harding), Boston, Massachusetts; then by descent within the family. Out of the frame the sheet measures 10 7/8 x 14 3/8 inches. It is a brown laid paper (the color of the door is the paper), and the upper edge is perforated. The sheet is glued to the backing at three of the four corners. There was more than an inch of composition hidden under the mat on the left side. The colors are equally bight wheter the surface is hidden under the mat or visible.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2010-01-29
