Louis Agassiz Fuertes (American, 1874-1927) Umbrella Bunch / A View of Long Point

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Louis Agassiz Fuertes (American, 1874-1927)

Umbrella Bunch / A View of Long Point
Signed "Louis Agassiz Fuertes" l.r., titled l.r.
Watercolor, gouache and ink on paper mounted onto artist's board, 13 1/4 x 28 in. (33.7 x 71.1 cm),framed.
Condition: Adhered to the front mat with tape on the reverse, toning, extremely mild surface abrasions.
N.B. Artist and ornithological illustrator, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, travelled extensively throughout his career in order to depict birds in their natural habitats. This view is most likely Long Point, in southwest Ontario along Lake Erie, where Fuertes purportedly worked circa 1915.
Estimate $3,000-5,000

The toning is prevalent but even. The abrasions are barely visible and hardly worth mentioning. A frame accompanies the lot, but without glass.

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