J. Alden Weir (American, 1852-1919) Hunting the Raccoon

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J. Alden Weir (American, 1852-1919)

Hunting the Raccoon, alternatively titled The Coon Hunt
Dedicated and signed "To my friend Tarbell, J. Alden Weir" u.l., a label from the
Coe Kerr Gallery, New York, and a letter from the great-grandson of Edmund Tarbell, William Tarbell, affixed to the backing, purportedly inscribed on the stretcher "Edmund C. Tarbell, Tavern Club, Boston."
Oil on canvas, 25 x 20 in. (63.5 x 50.8 cm),framed.
Condition: Lined, retouch, craquelure, surface grime.
Provenance: The artist to Edmund C. Tarbell by gift, then by descent to William Tarbell, through to the present owner.
Exhibition: 1906 Annual Exhibition of Ten American Painters.
Literature: Ten American Painters, Spainerman Galleries, New York, 1990, pp. 34, 186; The Life and Letters of J. Alden Weir, Dorothy Weir Young, Yale University Press, 1960, pp. 200-201; J. Alden Weir, An Appreciation of His Life and Work, The Century Club, New York, 1921, p. 133.
Estimate $30,000-50,000

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