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Winter Southern Estates- Session I

Wed, Feb 23, 2022 10:00AM EST
Lot 140

Morton Roberts, The Light Ship, Watercolor

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
$300,000 $10,000

Property from a Savannah, GA Estate

Description:

Morton Roberts (MA, 1927-1964), The Light Ship, Watercolor, signed lower left, depicting the Lightship restaurant with large anchor in the foreground, matted and framed. Frame size: 27 3/4 in. x 34 in.

Morton Roberts was an accomplished painter and Illustrator. He was born in Worcester, MA, and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Yale University in 1950. Roberts taught life drawing at Pratt Institute from 1950 to 1954. Later, he taught life classes at the National Academy School of Fine Arts. He was an member of the National Academy of Design and a member of the American Watercolor Society, the Allied Artists of America, the Copley Society and the Rockport Art Association. His works were exhibited at shows in Philadelphia, Boston and New York. He is represented in the permanent collections of the Parrish Museum in Southampton, L. I., and the National Academy of Design. (nytimes.com)

Measurements: Height: by shift 18 1/8 in. x Width: 24 5/8 in.

Condition:

Good condition, not viewed out of frame.
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