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Theodore Wores (1859-1939) Okiku-san, Yokohama 16 x 24 in. framed 20 1/2 x 28 1/2 in. image 1
Theodore Wores (1859-1939) Okiku-san, Yokohama 16 x 24 in. framed 20 1/2 x 28 1/2 in. image 2
Theodore Wores (1859-1939) Okiku-san, Yokohama 16 x 24 in. framed 20 1/2 x 28 1/2 in. image 3
Lot 52

Theodore Wores
(1859-1939)
Okiku-san, Yokohama 16 x 24 in. framed 20 1/2 x 28 1/2 in.

21 November 2022, 13:00 PST
Los Angeles

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Theodore Wores (1859-1939)

Okiku-san, Yokohama
signed 'Theodore Wores' (lower left) and titled on exhibition labels (on the reverse)
oil on panel
16 x 24 in.
framed 20 1/2 x 28 1/2 in.

Footnotes

Provenance
The artist.
Carolyn Wores, the artist's wife, 1939.
Dr. Ben and Dr. A. Jess Shenson, San Francisco, California, acquired from the above.
Thence by descent.

Exhibited
Palm Springs, The Palm Springs Desert Museum, traveling exhibition, Theodore Wores: Japanese Years, September 19 - November 5, 1978, no. 33, p. 32. illustrated.
New York, Hollis Taggart Galleries, no date.
Tokyo, Japan, Tokyu Grand Hall, Tokyu Department Store, The Art of Theodore Wores: Japan's Beauty Comes Home, May 1986-September 1986, no. 20, illustrated [the exhibition also travelled to: Kyoto, Japan, Takashimaya Art Gallery, Takashimaya Department Store and Yokohama, Japan, Takashimaya Art Gallery, Takashimaya Department Store].
New York, Wunderlich & Company Inc., Theodore Wores 1859-1939, March 18 - April 17, 1987, p. 19, no. 13, illustrated.
Hong Kong, Pacific Asia Museum, Theodore Wores: An American Artist in Meiji Japan, 1993, p. 81, no. 14, illustration.
Santa Clara, Triton Museum of Art, Theodore Wores: Man of Purpose and Vision, June 6, 2003 - February 15, 2004.
San Francisco, Asian Art Museum, Geisha: Beyond the Painted Smile, June 25 - September 26, 2004.

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