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Edward Francis Rook (1870-1960)
Lot 128Property from the Estate of Richard J. Schwartz

Edward Francis Rook (1870-1960)

Laurel

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Edward Francis Rook (1870-1960)
Laurel
signed 'Edward F. Rook' (lower left)
oil on canvas
30 x 35 ½ in. (76.2 x 90.2 cm.)
Painted circa 1905-09.

The artist.
Anna Johnson, gift from the above.
Mrs. Latham.
[With]David Findlay Galleries, Inc., New York.
Acquired by the late owner from the above, 1981.

Specialist note

Having moved to Old Lyme in 1905, Edward Francis Rook became famous for his paintings of mountain laurel, the State Flower of Connecticut, which bloomed in June along the Lieutenant River.

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