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Marion Ida Kavanagh Wachtel (1876-1954), Last House at Walpi (Hopi), 1906
Estimate:
$15,000 - $25,000
Sold
$32,500
Live Auction
Jackson Hole Art Auction - 18th Annual Live Auction
Description
Title: Marion Ida Kavanagh Wachtel (1876-1954), Last House at Walpi (Hopi), 1906
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 18 x 24
Frame dimensions: 24 1/4 x 30 1/4 x 2 1/2
Notes:

A version of this painting appeared on the cover of the Santa Fe Railroad calendar circa 1906.

Condition
The painting appears to be in very good condition for its age. There is a minor 1/2 inch line of gold leaf transfer at the lower center frame edge, a line of paint loss along the lower left at frame edge, stretcher bar marks, scattered craquelure throughout - the paint layer stable. The painting has been examined under blacklight and does not show any indication of inpainting. The frame appears to be in very good condition with a tiny nick at lower left, one outside left side, some minor flaking underneath and flaking and abrasion at the corners (not visible when hanging).
Medium
oil on canvas
Signature
signed lower left: (partial indecipherable portion of Kavanagh) Wachtel (artist cipher)
Provenance
From a Private Collection