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Carl Wuermer (American, 1900-1981) Winter Day

Sold for $13,500 at Cottone Auctions on Mar 27, 2025.

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Lot description

Oil on canvas. Painted in 1928. Signed 'Carl Wuermer '28' (lower right). Newcomb-Macklin frame. Awards: J. Francis Murphy Memorial Prize, National Academy of Design, New York, 1928. Exhibitions: One Man Exhibition, Art Institute Chicago, 1928. Winter Exhibition, National Academy of Design, New York, 1928. Traveling Exhibition of the American Federation of Fine Arts showing in the Museums of Fort Worth, Denton, St. Antonio, Galveston and Houston, 1929. Exhibition of paintings by Carl Wuermer, Oct. 26th to Nov. 7th, 1931, O'Brien Art Galleries, Chicago, IL (no. 1). Note: R. A. Lennon in the Chicago Evening Post of Aug. 14th 1928 says, "'Winter Day' which embodies a very cleverly handled perspective, provides a contrast to the general quiet tone of other landscapes."

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