23 Nov 2009
18:00 PST
Los Angeles
California and American Paintings and Sculpture
Back to auction 17538
California and American Paintings and Sculpture
Back to auction 17538
Will Sparks (American, 1862-1937)
'The Calaveras Bar, Old San Andreas'
signed 'Will Sparks' (lower right)
oil on board
14 x 17in
signed 'Will Sparks' (lower right)
oil on board
14 x 17in
Sold for
US$ 17,080
inc. premium
Footnotes
- PROVENANCE:
Private collection, Northern California
There is an inscription which reads 'The Calaveras Bar, Old San Andreas - Made famous at the scene of the "Jumping Frog" story by Mark Twain.' on an old handwritten label on the reverse. 'For Mr. and Mrs. R.C. Rowland / A Merry Christmas / 1924' is also inscribed on an old card on the reverse.
Category: Fine Art / California and Western Paintings
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