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MARY EDWARDS, Early Texas Art, oil/cb, 1937

Currency:USD Category:Art Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 200.00 USD
MARY EDWARDS, Early Texas Art, oil/cb, 1937
<B>MARY EDWARDS (1871-1951)</B></I><BR><I>An Azalea Trail (Bellingrath Gardens, Mobile, Alabama),</B></I> 1937<BR>Oil on canvasboard<BR>16in. x 18in.<BR>Signed lower right<BR>Dated and titled verso<BR><BR>Profiled on A&E's "American Castles," the Bellingrath home and gardens were completed in 1935. Walter Bellingrath, the area's first Coca Cola distributor, purchased the 65 acres as a humble fishing camp. The 10,500 square-foot home designed by George B. Rogers was furnished with Mrs. Bellingrath's extensive decorative arts collection. The estate is designed for beautiful year round color, camillias in the winter, azaleas in the spring, roses in the summer, chrysanthemums in the autumn, and Christmas lights during the holiday season. The gardens opened to the public in 1934 and to this day delights horticultural aficionados from around the world.<BR><BR>Provenance:<BR>Acquired from the artist by Myra Bruce, Collinsville, Texas<BR>By descent to Dorothy Davis<BR>Purchased from the above by the present owner<BR><BR> <B>Condition Report:</B> Excellent condition. Period frame in excellent condition.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Requires 3rd Party Shipping (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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