Lot Details
Lot 9
Marsden Hartley
American, 1877-1943
Birch Trees and Tree, Autumn: Two Works, circa 1908
Pastel on paper
The first 14 1/2 x 10 1/4 inches (36.8 x 26 cm); the second 15 x 10 1/4 inches (38.1 x 26 cm)
Provenance for each:
The artist
Estate of the artist
Babcock Galleries, New York, consigned by above (1959-1967)
Ronald and Sara Wilford, purchased from above, (1967-2021)
Estate of Sara R. Wilford, New York
Exhibited:
New York, Babcock Galleries, Marsden Hartley: Drawings and Pastels, Apr. 18 - May 6, 1961, nos. 4 and 5; one as Tree, dimensions for each given as 15 x 10 inches
Literature:
Elizabeth McCausland papers, 1838-1995, bulk 1920-1960, Series 6: Marsden Hartley, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, online at https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/elizabeth-mccausland-papers-7839/subseries-6-2/box-13-folder-23, frames 3 and 5
C The Estate of Sara Roosevelt Wilford
Additional Notes & Condition Report
(ii) Small hole in the sheet at the lower right. The sheet is taped to the mat at the upper edges. Inscribed Marsdley [sic] Hartley - Estate # 499C - Trees- Babcock Gallery # C - 11440 on the reverse.
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