"Purple Bouquet," c. 1942-1944
Oil on canvas laid to waxed canvas
Signed lower left: Will Foster a.n.a., titled by repute
27" H x 22" W

Provenance: Estate of Donna Foster Paxton
Property from an Estate, Thousand Oaks, CA.
Sale: John Moran Auctioneers, Monrovia, CA, "California & American Fine Art Auction," June 14, 2011, Lot 170

Literature: P. Barton, "William Frederick Foster, A.N.A. - Portrait of a Painter," Los Angeles, 1987, p. 367, plate 103. (Illustrated)

Visual: Small chips of paint loss and rubbed wear scattered along the upper edge. A ridge in the canvas runs the width of the piece at the eye level of the subject. A .5" line of rubbed wear along the upper left edge. A small chip of paint loss left edge center. Two small chips of paint loss in the lower left corner. A small gouge in the canvas lower edge center.

Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight. Difficult to read under varnish.

Frame: 33.5" H x 28" W x 2.5" D