Asian Art, Antiques & Estates Auction Jan 10th 2023
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/10/2023
Oil on board Gerald Lester Stout (American, b. 1917) Bell Tower at Carmel Mission, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, c. 1930's, with giltwood frame; overall good condition, age wear, surface wear; sight L " 9 1/2 H 15 1/4" (Approx.)
Provenance: “granted -- an interlocutory decree of divorce to Emma C. Stout, the wife of Gerald L. Stout on her complaint of cruelty. The trial was not contested… Mrs. Stout said her husband often refused to eat with her, stayed out late at night and refused to provide her with money for necessities or entertainment. … The couple eloped to Las Vegas, Nev., last October.” Fresno Bee, March 17, 1936, page 11; Fresno car salesman, age 20, arrested for speeding in Santa Cruz, per Santa Cruz Sentinel, July 8, 1936