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E. Charlton Fortune (1885-1969) Wedding Alter, San Francisco 16 1/4 x 12 1/4 in. framed 23 1/4 x 19 in. image 1
E. Charlton Fortune (1885-1969) Wedding Alter, San Francisco 16 1/4 x 12 1/4 in. framed 23 1/4 x 19 in. image 2
E. Charlton Fortune (1885-1969) Wedding Alter, San Francisco 16 1/4 x 12 1/4 in. framed 23 1/4 x 19 in. image 3
Lot 28

E. Charlton Fortune
(1885-1969)
Wedding Alter, San Francisco 16 1/4 x 12 1/4 in. framed 23 1/4 x 19 in.

21 November 2022, 13:00 PST
Los Angeles

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E. Charlton Fortune (1885-1969)

Wedding Alter, San Francisco
signed 'E.C. Fortune' (lower right)
oil on canvas
16 1/4 x 12 1/4 in.
framed 23 1/4 x 19 in.

Footnotes

Provenance
The artist.
Private collection, San Francisco, California, gifted by the artist to her friend on her friend's wedding day.
By family descent.

Exhibitied
Monterey, Monterey Peninsula Museum of Art, Colors and Impressions: The Early Work of E. Charlton Fortune, September 23, 1989 - January 14, 1990 [the exhibition also travelled to Laguna, Laguna Art Museum, February 3 – April 14, 1990, and Oakland, The Oakland Museum, August 15 - October 15, 1990].

The present work was likely painted in the garden of the present owners' great grandparent's home at Fillmore Street and Broadway in San Francisco, on the occasion of their granddaughter's wedding. The families were close friends for two generations, and the present work was a wedding gift from the artist to her friend, the bride.

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