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Description

Grant Wood (American, 1891-1942)
Indian Creek, Midsummer, 1928
Oil on board
13 x 15 inches (33.0 x 38.1 cm)
Signed and dated lower left: Grant Wood / 1928

PROVENANCE:
The artist;
Private collection, Cedar Rapids, acquired from the artist;
Private collection, gifted from the above;
Eckert & Ross Fine Art, Indianapolis, Indiana;
Private collection, Indiana, acquired from the above.

LITERATURE:
J. Dennis, Grant Wood: A study in American Art and Culture, New York, 1975, p. 35, fig. 23.

The present work is accompanied by a letter from Henry Adams dated July 30, 2010.


More information about Grant Wood. See also: Wood, Grant, Grant DeVolson Wood, Wood, Grant DeVolson Artist.

Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000.

Condition Report*: Under UV exam, three small dots of inpaint in the extreme upper left corner. A few minor hairlines of craquelure visible under close inspection.
Framed Dimensions 16 X 18 Inches
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October
24th Friday
Auction Dates
November
14th Friday
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20 Days
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