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Lot 179: Alphonse Shelton (1905 - 1976) "Clearing Day"

Est: $600 USD - $900 USDSold:
Sarasota Estate AuctionSarasota, FL, USMay 30, 2015

Item Overview

Description

Alphonse Shelton (1905 - 1976) "Clearing Day". American born in England, active New England, 1905, 1976, oil on canvas, "Clearing Day", signed Lower Right, 31 1/4" x 40" canvas size, 35 1/2" x 45 1/2" framed, Grand Central Gallery tags on verso. Alphonse J. Shelton was born in Liverpool, England, February 11, 1905, and was naturalized with his parents when they settled in Boston a few years later. He studied at the Museum School of Fine Arts, receiving seven scholarships. Although specializing in portraiture, he soon became intensely interested in the sea and moved to the Maine coast where he lived and painted for more than 25 years. Several seasons were spent in Winslow Homer's studio at Prout's Neck. Bowdoin College commissioned him to paint Rear Admiral MacMillan's arctic ship, Bowdoin. In 1962, he returned to Boston as head of the Fine Arts department at the Butera School of Art. Memberships included the Guild of Boston Artists; Grand Central Galleries, New York; Allied Artists of America, New York; Academic Artists,

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Auction Details

Post Memorial Day Sale

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Sarasota Estate Auction
May 30, 2015, 12:00 PM EST

6030 North Lockwood Ridge Road, Sarasota, FL, 34243, US

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Buyer's Premium

26.0%

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$100,000+$10,000

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