Edgar Payne
(1883-1947)
"Study for Breton Boats Painting," circa 1919
Graphite on the verso of an Edgar Payne photograph
Appears unsigned; titled and dated on a gallery label affixed to the frame's backboard
Sight: 7.5" H x 10" W
Provenance: The Artist's Estate
Evelyn Payne Hatcher, daughter of the artist
DeRu's Fine Art, Laguna Beach, CA, purchased from the above circa 1980
Estate of DeWitt C. McCall III, Bellflower, CA, owner of DeRu's Fine Art

Other Notes: This lot is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity secured behind the frame's Plexiglas backing. Signed in ink by Evelyn Payne Hatcher, the daughter of Edgar Payne, and Dewitt C. McCall, the official representative of Payne's estate, it states that the work is an authentic drawing by the artist and was once part of his estate. The lot is also sold with an information sheet prepared by an anonymous source, previously attached to the frame's wire, which states that the photograph on the verso of this drawing was taken by the artist himself. This same sheet provided the provenance as outlined in our cataloguing.

Overall good condition. Not examined out of the frame.

Framed under glass: 16" H x 19" W x 1" 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.