Live Auction 16390American Art
Theodore Earl Butler (1861-1936)
Lot 55 Property from the Estate of Danny Wiginton

Theodore Earl Butler (1861-1936)

Swans, Central Park

Closed20 November 2018

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USD 81,250

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Theodore Earl Butler (1861-1936)
Swans, Central Park
signed 'T.E. Butler' (lower left)
oil on canvas
23 ¾ x 28 ½ in. (60.3 x 72.4 cm.)
Painted circa 1917.

Private collection, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Christie's, New York, 21 September 1984, lot 164, sold by the above (as Swans by a Bridge).
Private collection, Ross, California, acquired from the above.
R.H. Love Galleries, Inc., Chicago, Illinois.
Acquired by the late owner from the above, circa 1990s.

Specialist note

This work will be included in Patrick Bertrand's forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the work of Theodore Earl Butler.

The present work likely depicts Gapstow Bridge in New York City's Central Park.