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605. Frederick Knecht Detwiller (American, 1882-1953), lot of two watercolors, one pictured: Venice Canal, c. 1925; 7.5 x 17.5, signed; with another of similar size picturing a man with a walking stick. Detwiller studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris and the Instituto di Belle Arti in Florence. He was a member of the National Academy of Design, Paris Association of American Artists, Brooklyn Society of Artists, and the Lotos Club. He exhibited extensively from the 1920s-40s, and his work is in numerous public collections, including the Library of Congress, National Gallery of Art, Rijks Museum, and the U.S. Naval Museum. 500-700 |
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