Lot 340: William Jacob Baer (New York/New Jersey,

William Jacob Baer (New York/New Jersey, 1860-1941), "Woman With a Lute, 1919", signed lower right "Wm J. Baer 1919", oil on canvas, 33-1/4 x 27 in., original fine Newcomb-Macklin early 20th century carved and gilt wood Arts and Crafts frame, original stretcher and tacking edge, point of retouch in lute, above lute in background, lower left and right, minor crackle; frame with some flaking of gilding, split at right with small retouch, abrasions Vose Galleries, Boston; Private Collection, Syracuse, New York; The Caldwell Gallery, Manilus, New York; Private Collection, Vero Beach, Florida