Waldo Peirce (1884-1970), "Alzira's Easter Bonnet," 1941
Waldo Peirce
(1884-1970)
"Alzira's Easter Bonnet," 1941
Oil on canvas
Signed with conjoined initials and dated lower right: WP / 41; signed "W Peirce," titled, and dated again (twice), all in paint, verso
24 x 20 in.
Provenance:
Estate of the artist
Sandra B. Lepore Inc., Newburyport, MA
The Collection of Sybil Rosen and Robert Fisher, from the above, 1988
Literature:
Margit Varga, "Waldo Peirce," (The Hyperion Press, New York), 1941, p. 31, illustrated
Other notes:
The sitter is the artist's third wife.
Condition
Image: An approximately 2 inch area of horizontal craquelure, mainly within the red area at the top of her hat. Here the paint is starting to cup and flake and has a rice-sized paint loss with a few attendant pinhead (and smaller) losses. Fine crazing in the black of her dress, her hair, and her hat.Blacklight: A dime-sized spot of touch-up near the upper portion of the right edge. Frame: 28 1/4 x 24 5/8 x 2 in.Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran's catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others. Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.
Waldo Peirce
(1884-1970)
"Alzira's Easter Bonnet," 1941
Oil on canvas
Signed with conjoined initials and dated lower right: WP / 41; signed "W Peirce," titled, and dated again (twice), all in paint, verso
24 x 20 in.
Provenance:
Estate of the artist
Sandra B. Lepore Inc., Newburyport, MA
The Collection of Sybil Rosen and Robert Fisher, from the above, 1988
Literature:
Margit Varga, "Waldo Peirce," (The Hyperion Press, New York), 1941, p. 31, illustrated
Other notes:
The sitter is the artist's third wife.
Condition
Image: An approximately 2 inch area of horizontal craquelure, mainly within the red area at the top of her hat. Here the paint is starting to cup and flake and has a rice-sized paint loss with a few attendant pinhead (and smaller) losses. Fine crazing in the black of her dress, her hair, and her hat.Blacklight: A dime-sized spot of touch-up near the upper portion of the right edge. Frame: 28 1/4 x 24 5/8 x 2 in.Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran's catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others. Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.
