Lot 447: Rackstraw Downes (American, b. 1939) Kennebec River Bend at Skowhegan, 1975 Inscribed and signed "To Jonnie, love from Rackstraw" l....

Rackstraw Downes (American, b. 1939)

Kennebec River Bend at Skowhegan, 1975
Inscribed and signed "To Jonnie, love from Rackstraw" l.r., with a letter from
the artist and with an exhibition label from the Portland Museum of Art, both affixed to the frame backing paper.
Oil on board, sight size 9 5/8 x 18 3/4 in. (24.5 x 47.5 cm), framed.
Condition: Mild surface grime.

Provenance: From the artist to Joan Cummings Franzen, to the Franzen Cummings Estate, to a private Maine collection.

Exhibitions: Portland Museum of Art, Rackstraw Downes: Onsite Painting 1974-2009, December 6, 2010 to March 20, 2011.

N.B. A letter from Downes to Jonnie Cummings Franzen accompanies the lot.