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1126 Milford Zornes N.A. (1908-2008 Claremont, CA)
‘’The Sheep Camp’’, signed and dated lower right: Milford
Zornes 1936, titled and numbered and with artist’s ink
stamp verso: No. 26, watercolor on paper under glass,
paper size: 15.5’’ x 22.75’’, est:$1500/2000
Provenance: Private Collection, Ontario, Canada. Visual:
Generally good condition. Taped along the four edges with
hinge tape. The paper slightly rippled.
1127 Millard O. Sheets N.A. (1907-1989 Gualala, CA)
‘’Kona, Hawaii’’, Lava Cliffs Near City of Refuge, Hawaii, signed
and titled lower left: Millard Sheets, watercolor on paper under
glass, paper size: 22’’ x 30’’, est:$10,000/15,000
Exhibited: Pasadena Art Institute, Pasadena, CA, n.d. (see
verso label). Provenance: Dalzell Hatfield Gallery, Los Angeles,
CA (see verso label); Private Collection, La Jolla, CA. Visual:
Approximately a dozen spots of foxing in the clouds most likely
from the original backing. Not examined out of frame.
1128 Phil Latimer Dike N.A. (1906-1990 Claremont, CA)
‘’The Sunday Boats’’, signed, titled and dated on the original
backing paper: Phil Dike w.c. 1950, signed again and titled on an
exhibition label affixed verso, and with artist’s Claremont, Cal.
Address, numbered verso: C1903, watercolor on paper under
glass, paper size: 19’’ x 26’’, est:$5000/7000
Exhibited: American Water Color Society, New York, NY, 1951
(see verso label). Provenance: With Cowie Galleries, Los
Angeles, CA; with Budworth Gallery, New York (see verso
inscriptions); Estate, Claremont, CA. Visual: Generally good
condition, colors strong. Not examined out of the frame.
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