Details

Provenance

The artist Private collection, Southern California (acquired from the above) By gift to the daughter of the above, 1932 Private collection (by descent; sold: Christie's, Los Angeles,  California, October 26, 2006, lot 68) Acquired by the present owner at the above sale

Exhibited

Los Angeles, California, California Art Club, Seventh Annual Exhibition , October 1916, no. 69 Detroit, Michigan, Detroit Museum of Art, Fifth Annual Exhibition of Selected Paintings by American Artists , April-May 1919, no. 45 Toledo, Ohio, The Toledo Museum of Art, 1919 St. Louis, Missouri, City Art Museum of St. Louis, Fourteenth Annual Exhibition , 1919, no. 161

Literature

John Alan Walker, Documents on the Life and Art of William Wendt (1865-1946): California's Painter Laureate of the Paysage Moralisé , Big Pine, California, 1992, p. 187, no. 640 Condition The canvas is strip-lined. There is frame abrasion at edges and scattered surface cracking. Under UV: there is inpainting to frame abrasion along upper edge, some thin lines to address cracking in the sky and some other pindots and thin lines of inpainting in the center sky. In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

Catalog summary

William Wendt Spring signed William Wendt and dated 1916 (lower right); also signed and titled Spring (on an original label affixed to the reverse) oil on canvas 40 by 49 7/8 inches (101.6 by 126.7 cm) Provenance The artist Private collection, Southern California (acquired from the above) By gift to the daughter of the above, 1932 Private collection (by descent; sold: Christie's, Los Angeles,  California, October 26, 2006, lot 68) Acquired by the present owner at the above sale Exhibited Los Angeles, California, California Art Club, Seventh Annual Exhibition , October 1916, no. 69 Detroit, Michigan, Detroit Museum of Art, Fifth Annual Exhibition of Selected Paintings by American Artists , April-May 1919, no. 45 Toledo, Ohio, The Toledo Museum of Art, 1919 St. Louis, Missouri, City Art Museum of St. Louis, Fourteenth Annual Exhibition , 1919, no. 161 Literature John Alan Walker, Documents on the Life and Art of William Wendt (1865-1946): California's Painter Laureate of the Paysage Moralisé , Big Pine, California, 1992, p. 187, no. 640 Condition The canvas is strip-lined. There is frame abrasion at edges and scattered surface cracking. Under UV: there is inpainting to frame abrasion along upper edge, some thin lines to address cracking in the sky and some other pindots and thin lines of inpainting in the center sky. In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.