Lot 12: Will Sparks ( 1862-1937) 14 x 17in overall: 18 3/4 x 21 3/4in

Est: $8,000 USD - $12,000 USDSold:

BonhamsLos Angeles, CA, USApril 11, 2017

Item Overview

Description

The Calaveras Bar, Old San Andreas
signed 'Will Sparks' lower right
oil on board
14 x 17in
overall: 18 3/4 x 21 3/4in

Footnotes

Provenance
Private collection, Northern California.

There is an inscription which reads 'The Calaveras Bar, Old San Andreas - Made famous at the scene of the "Jumping Frog" story by Mark Twain.' on an old handwritten label on the reverse. 'For Mr. and Mrs. R.C. Rowland / A Merry Christmas / 1924' is also inscribed on an old card on the reverse.

Artist or Maker

Will Sparks

Auction Details

California and Western Paintings and Sculpture

Bonhams

April 11, 2017, 06:00 PM PST

7601 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90046, US

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