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Fern Isabel Coppedge
(American, 1883-1951)
Summer at Lake Winnipesaukee
Estimate: $15,000-$25,000
Passed
Live Auction
American Art and Pennsylvania Impressionists
Size
15 1/2 x 15 1/2 in.
Description
Fern Isabel Coppedge
(American, 1883-1951)
Summer at Lake Winnipesaukee
oil on canvas
signed Fern I. Coppedge (lower right); also inscribed At my death to Edna B. Hyde. B.E.F. in pencil (on the reverse) and with title (stretcher)
15 1/2 x 15 1/2 in.
Condition
The unlined canvas in overall very good condition, with no sign of inpainting as seen under UV light. Minor scuff at bottom left corner, with residual upper stretcher bar mark (covered by the top cast shadow of the frame). Some of the reds at bottom right fluoresce, but this is due to the artist's used pigments rather than a sign of restoration. Additional images available upon request.Framed: 23 x 23 x 2 in.
Signature
signed Fern I. Coppedge (lower right); also inscribed At my death to Edna B. Hyde. B.E.F. in pencil (on the reverse) and with title (stretcher)
Provenance
Provenance:The Artist.[Possibly] Edna B. Hyde.Avery Galleries, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.Private Collection, New Jersey.Exhibited:New York, Argent Gallery, 1939.