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Catherine Tharp Altvater (American, 1907 - 1984), "Bald Head Cliff," watercolor on paper

Sold for $50 at Huntington Museum of Art on Oct 16, 2021.

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Catherine Tharp Altvater (American, 1907 - 1984), "Bald Head Cliff," watercolor on paper, signed lower right and titled and inscribed on the verso, measures 3.75 x 5.50 inches to the matt edge, 9 x 11 inches framed. CONDITION: Good, some spotting to the matt. Altvater was an American oil painter and watercolorist. Her watercolor paintings hang in the Museum of Modern Art and many other museums and she was the first woman to hold office in the American Watercolor Society. Bald Head Cliff is the cliff that the Cliff House hotel sits atop, and is located off of Shore Road in York, Maine. The south end of Shore Road is in York, just north of the Short Sands area of of Route 1A, and the north end in Ogunquit in the center of town.

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