Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2399Location: BostonDate / Time: March 07, 2008 12:00PM
Description:
Oscar F. Bluemner (American, 1867-1938)
Lot of Three Works: Red Barns at Rahway Valley Railway Station, Union, New Jersey, US Hotel, Boston, and View at Watsessing
Each monogrammed "OFB" l.r., titled l.l. and l.r.
Conté crayon and graphite on paper, sight sizes 4 1/2 x 6 in. (11.4 x 15.2 cm),5 x 6 1/2 in. (12.7 x 16.5 cm),and 3 5/8 x 3 3/8 in. (9.2 x 8.6 cm),all framed.
Condition: Boston with hole u.r., not examined out of frames.
Provenance: The estate of the artist, through a New York gallery.
Estimate $1,000-1,500
The hole to Boston is a pinhole with a very minor tear and crease. There is also a pinhole to the corner l.l. of Watsessing. The sheet to Red Barns is unobtrusively toned. Although they have not been removed from their frames, there are no other visible condition issues to report.