Walter Gay
(1856-1937)
"Quietude an Interior Scene with Young Woman Reading," 1882
Watercolor on paper
Signed and dated on the black side table along the right edge, at lower center: Walter Gay
Image/Sheet: 16.25" H x 21.75" W
Provenance: Sold: Bonhams Skinner, Marlborough, MA, "Fine American and European Paintings," November 5, 1993, Lot 140

Overall generally good condition. Pale light and time staining. Four tears along the upper edge, mostly concentrated near the center, the largest measuring 1.5" H. A crease along the extreme upper edge, primarily showing at right. The sheet is trimmed along each of the extreme edges, showing mostly along the left extreme edge, possibly in the hand of the artist. Dime-sized or smaller areas of old glue staining along the extreme upper and lower edges and corners. Artist's pinholes along each of the extreme edges. Hinged to the back mat with three pieces of masking tape on the verso of the upper sheet edge.

Framed under glass: 28" H x 34" W x 1.5" D Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran's catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others. Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.