Description:
Gustave Wiegand (American, 1870-1957)
Gold Medal Garden at Grand Central Palace
Signed "Gustave Wiegand" l.r., inscribed "Gold Medal Garden at Grand Central Palace/
1930/Owner Mrs. Wallace Bird, Oyster Bay, L.I./painted by Gustave Wiegand, New York, 1930" on the reverse, titled on a label from Clarke Galleries on the reverse.
Oil on panel, 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm),framed.
Condition: Good.
Provenance: Mrs. Wallace Bird, Oyster Bay, Long Island; Clark Galleries, Stowe, Vermont.
N.B. The Grand Central Palace was New York's main exhibition hall from 1911 to 1953.
Estimate $800-1,200
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