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Donald Roy Purdy
Idle Hour, Impressionist figurative Garden landscape

c. 1980s

$6,300
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£4,743.32
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€5,511.10
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CA$8,870.48
CA$12,672.1230% Off
A$9,882.35
A$14,117.6530% Off
CHF 5,184.43
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MX$120,702.78
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NOK 65,644.72
NOK 93,778.1730% Off
SEK 61,514.53
SEK 87,877.9030% Off
DKK 41,135.97
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About the Item

Idle Hour is an intricately painted Impressionist depiction of woman with her pets on her veranda. It is exquisitely framed in a French Gold Leaf frame of quality and value. Painted on masonite it is signed in the lower left and the size of the piece inside the frame is 18 1/2 x 22. Done at the height of his career it is a well resolved and beautifully done work and is illustrated in the book on the artist "A Life's Work, Donald Purdy" on page 106. Condition is fine, although frame has some minor touch ups and imperfections.
  • Creator:
    Donald Roy Purdy (1924, American)
  • Creation Year:
    c. 1980s
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 25 in (63.5 cm)Width: 28.25 in (71.76 cm)Depth: 3 in (7.62 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Frame has minor imperfections to gold leaf surface but this is fairly in keeping with the Antique nature of the finish.
  • Gallery Location:
    Greenwich, CT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU141327033102

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