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Lot 26

Theodore Wores
(1859-1939)
Early Springtime in Sugita, Japan 9 1/4 x 12 1/4in overall: 18 x 21in

20 – 21 November 2017, 18:00 PST
Los Angeles

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Theodore Wores (1859-1939)

Early Springtime in Sugita, Japan
signed and dated 'Theodore Wores / 1895' (lower left) and inscribed 'Early Springtime in Japan / Sugita 1895 / by Theodore Wores' (on the reverse)
oil on board
9 1/4 x 12 1/4in
overall: 18 x 21in
Painted in 1895

Footnotes

Provenance
Private collection, Northern California.

Exhibited
New York, The Kennedy Galleries Inc., Theodore Wores 1858-1939, A Retrospective, May 4 - June 1, 1973, no. 2.

Oakland, California, Oakland Museum, Palm Springs California, Palm Springs Desert Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii, The Bishop Museum, Theodore Wores: The Japanese Years, Mar. 16, 1976 - Oct. 31, 1979, no. 15.

Tokyo, Kyoto, Yokohama, The Art of Theodore Wores, Japan's Beauty Comes Home, May 9 - Sept. 2, 1986.

Pasadena, California, Pacific Asia Museum, Theodore Wores, An American Artist in Meiji Japan, May 5 - Jan. 12, 1994, no. 35.

Literature
Pacific Asia Museum, Theodore Wores, An American Artist in Meiji Japan, 1993, p. 102, no. 35, illustrated in color.

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