Lot 20: Ernest Browning Smith (1866-1951 Pasadena, CA)

Ernest Browning Smith (1866-1951 Pasadena, CA) Avalon, Catalina Island nocturne, estate signed lower left: Ernest Browning Smith, oil on canvas laid to canvas, 32'' x 40''. Note: A label affixed to the verso reads: This painting has been authenticated as an Ernest Browning Smith, and received an Estat 32'' H x 40'' W Visual: Minor scattered stable craquelure and minor frame abrasion. Blacklight: An approximately 8'' x 2'' scattered area of touch-up on the water in the left center quadrant, a 6'' vertical line of touch-up along the right center edge, scattered touch-u oil on canvas laid to canvas

Note: A label affixed to the verso reads: This painting has been authenticated as an Ernest Browning Smith, and received an Estate Signature by (signed) Maurine St. Gaudens