Lot 681: Edward T. Grigware (American, 1889-1960)

New England Summer Day, c. 1923; oil/canvas, 20" x 20", signed, dated; label on verso from unidentified venue with name, date, and title. Grigware began as a professional baseball player in Detroit, but then decided to pursue a career in art. He studied and exhibited extensively in Chicago in the 1920s-30s. He served as a Lt.. Commander under Nimitz in WWII, and later in his career, he founded a school for western art in Wyoming. This is an excellent, early work.