Lot of Two Works: John Atherton (American, 1900-1952),The Tobacco Trade

Description:

Lot of Two Works:

John Atherton (American, 1900-1952),The Tobacco Trade, Unsigned. unsigned, inscribed "...by John Atherton..." on the reverse, gouache on paper/board, 11 3/4 x 16 3/4 in. (29.8 x 42.5 cm),framed (without glass); Mary Murphy (American, 20th Century),An Allegory of Mosaic Law / A Mural Study, unsigned, oil on canvasboard, 18 1/2 x 29 1/2 in. (47.0 x 74.9 cm),unframed.


Condition: Tobacco with surface grime; Allegorywith minor losses, abrasions.


Provenance for Tobacco: Through the artist's widow. Oil on canvasboard, 18 1/2 x 29 1/2 in. (47.0 x 74.9 cm),unframed.
Estimate $700-900

Both have unobtrusive surface grime. There are surface rubs to Tobacco and losses to the edges of Mosaic outside of the image.

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