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PROPERTY FROM THE CIGNA MUSEUM AND ART COLLECTION

THE BAY, PROVINCETOWN

measurements
10 by 14 in.

alternate measurements
25.4 by 35.6 cm.

signed C. Demuth, l.r.

watercolor on paper laid down on board

Condition Note: Very good condition, hinged to the mat at upper corners, colors very fresh, staining at extreme left edges, otherwise fine

We are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described in our catalogue. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSION CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

Executed circa 1912.

PROVENANCE

Estate of the artist
Robert Locher, 1935 (bequest from the above)
Richard Weyand, 1956 (acquired from the above)
Herbert S. Levy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania (sold: Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, May 29, 1981, lot 85)
Acquired by the present owner at the above sale

EXHIBITED

New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, Demuth Memorial Exhibition, December-January 1938, no. 4
Santa Barbara, California, The Art Galleries, University of Southern California; Berkeley, California, University Art Museum; Washington, D.C., The Phillips Collection; Utica, New York, Munson-William-Proctor Institute, Charles Demuth: The Mechanical Encrusted on the Living, October 1971-April 1972
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, CIGNA Museum and Art Collection; Tokyo, Japan, Seiji Togo Memorial Yasuda Kasai Musuem of Art (and traveling), Ships and the Sea: Marine Art from the CIGNA Museum and Art Collection, 1988-2003
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, The Rosenbach Museum and Library, The Lure of the Sea, February-July 1992
White Plains, New York, Krasdale Foods, Beyond the Liberty Bell: Philadelphia Art from the CIGNA Museum, October 1995-January 1996
Annville, Pennsylvania, Suzanne H. Arnold Art Gallery, Lebanon Valley College, American Watercolors and Gouaches from the CIGNA Museum and Art Collection, January-February 2002

LITERATURE

Emily Farnham, Charles Demuth: His Life, Psychology and Works, vol. 2, Ph.D dissertation, Ohio State University, 1959, p. 652, no. 607
CIGNA Corporation, CIGNA Ports of the World: A guide to cargo loss control, 1993, Fifteenth Edition, p. 20