WILLIAM SYLVESTER CARTER (1909-1996) Slumber 19 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. (49.5 x 39.3 cm.)

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WILLIAM SYLVESTER CARTER (1909-1996) Slumber signed 'W. Carter' (lower right) watercolor, charcoal and gouache on paper 19 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. (49.5 x 39.3 cm.) Footnotes: Provenance Sale, Swann Galleries, New York, February 23, 2010, lot 45. Acquired by the present owner at the above sale. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing

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WILLIAM SYLVESTER CARTER (1909-1996) Slumber 19 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. (49.5 x 39.3 cm.)

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