Object Record
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Title |
Village Library |
Artist |
Molly Luce |
Description |
Oil on canvas titled: "Village Library". Interior of library with a group of five people sitting at a table interacting with each other and the books on the table. At proper left in background is a bookcase with a woman reaching up to get a book. At center background is an open entryway where the adjacent buildings can be seen, including a white steepled church and short red building set on green grass with trees. Also, school children are heading to the library. Signed at lower center: "Molly Luce 47". Housed in wooden frame painted brown. Marked on back: "79.41.181" Also includes a white label: "CHILDS GALLERY/169 NEWBURY ST. BOSTON, MASS 02116/ FINE PAINTINGS, PRINTS AND DRAWINGS/(617) 266-1108" and includes already mentioned information on painting. Pencil marks on stretcher is partially visible: "ington Lane/Mass". Appraisal 1989 - $2,250. |
Object Name |
Painting |
Catalog Number |
1997.136 |
Date |
1947 |
Category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Sub-category |
Art |
Makers mark |
Signed at lower center: "Molly Luce 47". |
Material |
canvas, wood |
Provenance |
Artist Molly Luce Burroughs (1896-1986) |