Lot #23: JULIAN ALDEN WEIR - Arches in the Forest - Watercolor on paper

   

Artist: Julian Alden Weir (American, 1852-1919).
Title: "Arches in the Forest".
Medium: Watercolor on paper.
Date: Composed c1890s.
Dimensions: Overall size: 11 1/4 x 15 3/8 in. (286 x 391 mm). Image size: 9 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (241 x 343 mm).
Lot Note(s): Signed lower left. Light cream textured wove paper. Good condition; staining in corners from old mat. Provenance: The Aiken Collection (see label). Comment(s): Weir was an American Impressionist and an organizer of the 1913 Armory Show in New York. He was also President of the National Academy of Design from 1915 to 1917. [28344-3-1200]