$17,775
Aiden Lassell Ripley (American, 1896-1969) Woodcock Hunting and Houses in Summer /A Double-sided Composition Woodcock signed and dated "A. Lassell Ripley 1938" l.l., Houses unsigned. Watercolor and graphite on paper, sheet size 20 x 16 1/4 in. (50.8 x 41.3 cm), framed. Condition: Tack holes to edges, brown gummed tape residue to reverse, cloth tape hinged to window mat. Verso composition with brown paper tape and gum residue along all four sides. Loss of paper surface about 1 x 3/8 in. in u.r. corner. Delaminating of paper surface l.r. corner also with a small area of surface loss measuring 3/8 x 1/4 inch. Tack holes around the perimeter of the sheet. Hinged to window mat in three places with cloth tape. Recto composition with graphite border 1/4 inch in from sides of the sheet.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2010-05-21
