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2022 Summer Fine Art & Antiques (Day 2)

Sun, Jul 10, 2022 01:00PM EDT
Lot 913

Exhibited Frances S. Butler O/C Marine Painting, Lobster Shacks

Estimate: $400 - $500

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Frances S. Butler (Massachusetts/Maine, 1894-1984) oil on canvas maritime painting, titled "Lobster Shacks", depicting a harbor scene with lobster shacks along a dock, with boats and houses visible before a line of trees in the background. Signed "Frances S. Butler" lower left. Cambridge Art Association, Annual Spring Exhibition label with title and artist's information, en verso. Housed in a rustic wooden frame. Sight: 23 1/2" H x 29 1/2" W. Framed: 31 1/2" H x 37 1/2" W.

The Estate of Carl Klein, Brentwood, Tennessee.

Condition

Overall good condition with minor surface grime and light buckling, lower right of canvas. Areas of scattered inpainting, largest 1" x 3 1/2", primarily to lower half of canvas. 4" vertical repair to canvas, visible lower center en verso, with corresponding areas of inpainting.