Lot 23341: GIOSUE DE BENEDICTIS (Italian/American 1874-1958)

GIOSUE DE BENEDICTIS (Italian/American 1874-1958) The Empty Sleeve , c. 1930 Oil on canvas 34 x 28 inches Signed lower left G. De Benedictis Label verso: Boston Tercentenary, Boston Academy of Fine Arts, 1930, Fine Arts Exhibition, Price $1,000, Benedictis' address given as 485 Boylston St., Boston Provenance: Acquired by the current owner from the artist's estate, Boston, MA Giosue De Benedictis was born in Vittorito, Italy, the son of a woodworker. He was educated in the United States where he studied art at the Boston Museum School.