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Snow Storm On The Avenue, 1917-1918

GW00131

Snow Storm On The Avenue, 1917-1918

Date of Work: Circa 1917-1918

Medium: Oil on canvas board

Size: 12x16

Provenance: Mrs. Lawson, 1918; The Fox Gallery, New York, NY; Lagakos-Turak Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; with Heritage Auction Gallery, Dallas, Texas, lot #23158 May 25, 2007

Notes: "Snow Storm On The Avenue, 1917-1918" by Guy Carleton Wiggins, is signed lower right Guy C. Wiggins. Inscribed verso "Snow Storm On The Avenue / Guy Wiggins A.N.A.", with a paper label for Russell's Artist's Canvas Boards and Lagakos-Turak Gallery. The painting is accompanied by a letter of authenticity from Guy A. Wiggins; Accompanied by a copy of the letter dated March 15, 1918 from Lyme, Conn. to the purchaser Mrs. Lawson; and a copy of a letter from The Fox Gallery. The overall surface of the piece is well adhered, colors strong, no apparent restoration. LITERATURE:Henry Geldzahler, American Painting In The Twentieth Century, Metropolitan Museum, New York, 1965, p. 46.