$5,925
Walter Parson Shaw Griffin (French/American, 1861-1935) Finistere-Breton Fishing Boats Signed "GRIFFIN" l. l., inscribed and dated "W. Griffin...Paris 1914 Aug 1st" and identified on labels from the National Academy of Design and Barridoff Galleries, Portland, Maine, (see below) on the reverse. Oil on canvas, 24 x 30 in. (60.9 x 76.2 cm), framed. Condition: Subtle rippling, surface grime. Provenance: Barridoff Galleries, November 22, 1980, lot 102. Literature: Peter Hastings Falk, editor, The Annual Exhibition Record of the National Academy of Design, 1901-1980 (Sound View Press: Madison, CT, 1990) p. 236. Exhibitions: 111th Annual Exhibition, National Academy of Design, March 18-April 10, 1936, #59 (titled "Fish Boats").
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-02-03
