Theodore Earl Butler (1861-1936)
Property from the Estate of Danny Wiginton
Theodore Earl Butler (1861-1936)

Swans, Central Park

Details
Theodore Earl Butler (1861-1936)
Swans, Central Park
signed 'T.E. Butler' (lower left)
oil on canvas
23 ¾ x 28 ½ in. (60.3 x 72.4 cm.)
Painted circa 1917.
Provenance
Private collection, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Christie's, New York, 21 September 1984, lot 164, sold by the above (as Swans by a Bridge).
Private collection, Ross, California, acquired from the above.
R.H. Love Galleries, Inc., Chicago, Illinois.
Acquired by the late owner from the above, circa 1990s.
Exhibited
New York, The Union League Club, Theodore Earl Butler: Emergence from Monet's Shadow, April 1-28, 1996.
Chicago, Illinois, R.H. Love Galleries, Inc., Theodore Earl Butler: Emergence from Monet's Shadow, June 15-July 6, 1996.
Chicago, Illinois, R.H. Love Galleries, Inc., Theodore Earl Butler: American Impressionist, December 16, 2000-January 31, 2001.

Lot Essay

This work will be included in Patrick Bertrand's forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the work of Theodore Earl Butler.

The present work likely depicts Gapstow Bridge in New York City's Central Park.

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