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Sunset with Evening Star
Warren W. Sheppard (American, 1858–1937)
about 1880
Medium/Technique
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Overall: 50.8 x 76.2 cm (20 x 30 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by Robert Lawrence in honor of his wife, Patricia
Accession Number2012.852
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsPaintings
Signed
Lower left: Warren Sheppard
Marks
Stamp on verso of canvas: "From/C. W. KEENAN/Manufacturer of and/Dealers in/ARTISTS MATERIALS/and Fine Colors/Cor. of Fulton and Jay St./ BROOKLYN, NY"
Below:
Stamp on verso canvas: "[Griffin stamp]/PREPARED BY/WINSOR & NEWTON/38 RATHBONE PLACE/LONDON"
Below:
Stamp on verso canvas: "[Griffin stamp]/PREPARED BY/WINSOR & NEWTON/38 RATHBONE PLACE/LONDON"
InscriptionsTop stretcher in pencil: "800 / 20 x ---" (illegible)
ProvenanceMarch 2, 2012, Important March Estates Auction, John McInnis Auctioneers, Amesbury, MA, Lot 20, to David Kasman and Katy Coughlin, Newton, MA; June 2012, to Vose Galleries, Boston, MA; 2012, sold by Vose to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 28, 2012)