09-12-200809-13-2008
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2422Boston
September 12, 2008 12:00 PMCalender
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Will Howe Foote (American, 1874-1965) Bermuda Coast

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Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2422Location: BostonDate / Time: September 12, 2008 12:00PM

Description:

Will Howe Foote (American, 1874-1965)

Bermuda Coast
Signed "Will Howe Foote" l.l.
Oil on canvasboard, 12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.6 cm),framed.
Condition: Scattered retouch, surface grime.


N.B. Will Howe Foote was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, but he is most closely associated with Old Lyme, Connecticut. Foote first arrived in Old Lyme in 1901 and returned each summer to paint with fellow Impressionists. Foote also traveled extensively and spent the winter months in warm climates, including the Carribean, Mexico, and the American Southwest. He also traveled to Bermuda between 1916-1932.1

1. Falk, Peter Hastings, ed., Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975 (Madison, Connecticut, Sound View Press),1999, p. 1153.


Estimate $10,000-15,000

Keywords

N.B. Will Howe Foote, Connecticut, Bermuda Coast, Old Lyme, Grand Rapids, Mexico, American Southwest, Bermuda, Sound View Press, Peter Hastings