02-24-200102-24-2001
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBolton MA
2052
February 24, 2001 10:00 AMCalender
270

Isidor Grandpa Sommer (American

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$1,380$1,200
Auction: Sale #2052 - 2052Location: BoltonDate / Time: February 24, 2001 10:00AM

Description:

Isidor "Grandpa" Sommer (American, 1867-1949) Lot of Two Paintings: "Hunting in the Winter" and "Swan Watching #9." Signed "Great Grandpa Sommer" and "Grandpa Sommer" l.r., respectively, identified in annotations on the reverse. Oil on canvasboard, 13 1/2 x 17 1/4 in., in gilt frames. Condition: The first with varnish inconsistencies and craquelure, the second with very minor retouch. N.B. Isoidor Sommer was a self-taught artist living in Brooklyn, New York. Late in life he began painting and selling his work.
Estimate $600-800

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Isidor "Grandpa" Sommer, self-taught artist , Brooklyn