Aiden Lassell Ripley (Italian, 1896-1969)The Rowboat, Ponte Vecchio, Florence
Signed and dated “A.L. Ripley 1925” l.l.,
signature pentimento l.r., titled in pencil on the
backing board.
Watercolor on paper, sheet size 14 x 17 3/4
in. (35.6 x 45.1 cm), framed.
Condition: Laid onto chipboard.
$800-1,200515
Vivian Milner Akers (American, 1886-1966)Near Zermatt, Switzerland
Signed and dated “AKERS 1938” in pen l.r.,
titled and signed “...V. Akers” in pencil on the
reverse.
Oil on canvas, 24 1/2 x 29 1/2 in. (62.2 x 74.9
cm), framed.
Condition: Mounted to fiberboard, flaking/
losses, surface grime.
$1,500-2,000516
Frederick Judd Waugh (American, 1861-
1940)Castle
Unsigned.
Carved and decorated wood, 14 1/4 x 10 3/4
x 7 in. (36.2 x 27.3 x 17.8 cm).
Condition: Normal wear, dust, and dirt.N.B. According to the artist’s great-
granddaughter, Frederick Judd Waugh
carved this fanciful Tudor-style castle for her
mother (his granddaughter). It descended
in the Waugh family until 1998, when it
was purchased by a collector of Waugh’s
paintings. The lot is accompanied by a copy of
the email correspondence that describes the
provenance.In his book Frederick J. Waugh, American
Marine Painter, George R. Havens describes
Waugh’s fascination with wood. Around 1914,
the artist became intrigued by twisted roots
and fantastic tree shapes he discovered on
Monhegan. These found sculptures inspired
him to create the Munes, characters in a
series of children’s books that Waugh wrote
and illustrated.^1The appendix of Havens’s book lists two
castles made by Waugh that belonged to the
family. One of cardboard and papier-mâché
was made in London as a Christmas present
for his children in 1904. The second was a
small carved castle, 12 inches high, created
about 1919.^2 The castle at hand, standing 14
1/4 inches high, is presumably a third version
made at a later date for his grandchild. Its
design closely follows the description of the
1904 castle, with paths winding up to the
buildings at the top.- George R. Havens, Frederick J. Waugh, American Marine Painter
(Orono: University of Maine Press, 1969), pp. 139-147. - Ibid., p. 313.
$1,200-1,500
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