Description:
Jason Berger (American, 1924-2010)
St. Dominics
Signed "Jason Berger" l.r., signed and titled "JASON BERGER/..." on the reverse, dated "1961" on a label from Joan Peterson Gallery, Boston, affixed to the stretcher.
Oil on canvas, 59 1/4 x 46 in. (150.5 x 116.8 cm),framed.
Condition: Good.
Estimate $1,000-1,500
Very gentle canvas rippling near the right edge, there is some give to the canvas (it is not taut),surface grime.
Three unattributed labels affixed to the stretcher read as follow:
"ARTIST - BERGER, JASON/BROOKLINE/TITLE - ST. DOMENIC'S THROUGH/THE TREES/MEDIUM - OIL FRAMED - 1961/LOANED BY - MRS. ROSARIO BURGIO/1970"
"BERGER, JASON/J. Peterson/ST. DOMENICS THROUGH THE TREES"
"THIS PAINTING RECEIVED/FIRST PRIZE AT THE BOSTON/FESTIVAL OF ARTS 1961./UNDERSTAND IT WAS PURCHASED BY MRS. ROSARIO BURGIO FOR $1,000."
Inscribed "1st prize at Bost. arts Festival 1961" on the stretcher.
Framed dimensions: 61 x 47 1/2 in.
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