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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
Lot 39

William Zorach
(1887-1966)
Popham Beach 15 1/2 x 22 1/2in (39.4 x 57.2cm)

20 May 2021, 16:00 EDT
New York

Sold for US$2,422.50 inc. premium

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William Zorach (1887-1966)

Popham Beach
signed 'William Zorach' (lower right)
watercolor on paper
15 1/2 x 22 1/2in (39.4 x 57.2cm)
Executed circa 1950s.

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Provenance
Sale, Abell Auction Company, Los Angeles, California.
Ken Bird, acquired from the above, 1960s.
By descent to the present owner.

We are grateful to Jonathan Zorach for his kind assistance in cataloging this lot.

The present work depicts Popham Beach, just opposite of Georgetown Island, Maine where William Zorach's parents had a home. Looking through the tall grass of the dunes, finely painted figures are seen enjoying a bright sunny day and the waters where the Kennebec River flows into the Atlantic Ocean.

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