$125
American School, 20th century. "Untitled (Beauty Bathing)", oil on masonite, signed to lower right "Browne". Panoramic genre painting depicting a Japanese interior scene with bathing geisha and handmaiden, with second painting to verso depicting a woman's face in profile. Framed approximately 10" x 22". Unframed approximately 8" x 19.825". Provenance: Property from the Estate of Mr. John L. Roper II, Former Owner and CEO of NORSHIPCO (Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock Corporation), of Norfolk, Virginia. Mr. Roper collected a number of fine American antiques and art including a noteworthy early American coin collection that sold at auction in 2014.
Auctioneer:
Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery
Date:
2016-12-04
