09-11-201509-12-2015
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September 11, 2015 04:00 PMCalender
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Chester Beach (American, 1881-1956) The Vortex

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$3,567$2,900
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2841BLocation: BostonDate / Time: September 11, 2015 4:00PM

Description:

Chester Beach (American, 1881-1956)

The Vortex
Monogrammed and inscribed ".../ROMA" l.l.
Marble, 18 x 15 1/2 x 3 in. (45.7 x 39.3 x 7.7 cm).
Condition: Minor surface dust and dirt.
Provenance: The estate of the artist.

N.B. Chester Beach is listed as having exhibited a sculpture titled The Vortex at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 1916 as no. 562. (1)

1. Falk, Peter Hastings, ed. The Annual Exhibition Record of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Vol III, 1914-1968, (Madison, Connecticut: Sound View Press, 1989),p. 83.
Estimate $2,500-3,000


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Keywords

Peter Hastings, Chester