09-24-201009-25-2010
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2517BBoston
September 24, 2010 12:00 PMCalender
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Robert Verity Clem (American, b. 1933) Waiting

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$11,258$9,500
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2517BLocation: BostonDate / Time: September 24, 2010 12:00PM

Description:

Robert Verity Clem (American, b. 1933)

Waiting, 1987
Signed "Robert Verity Clem" l.l., titled, inscribed, and dated "...Chatham,
1987" and signed beneath a copyright stamp in ink on the reverse.
Watercolor on Arches paper, sheet size 20 x 29 3/8 in. (51.0 x 74.5 cm),matted, unframed.
Condition: Affixed to window mat with masking tape.

Provenance: Acquired from the artist by Robert O. Muller (1911-2003),former proprietor of Merwin's, New Haven, Connecticut, and Japanese woodblock print collector; then by family descent to his wife, estate of Ingeborg Lee Muller (1919-2004).
Estimate $10,000-15,000

Inscribed on the reverse "Arches 300 lb cold-pressed" l.l. and bearing a Notice of Copyright stamp and artist's signature l.r. Affixed to the window mat with masking tape around all four sides.

Keywords

Robert Verity Clem, woodblock print collector, New Haven, Ingeborg Lee Muller, Robert O. Muller, Connecticut, proprietor