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W. H. D. Koerner (1878 – 1938)
The Pitcher and the Well (1925)
oil on canvas
28 × 40 inches
signed and dated lower right

VERSO
Caption

In the Saturday Evening Post story, the caption reads, “And to Remind You of Me,” She Says, Not Even Looking at Cas. “And Don’t Forget Me After You’ve Et it Either.”

A copy of the story will accompany the lot.

PROVENANCE
The Artist
Lillian Koerner (his wife), gifted to
Donald LeRoy Pyle, Interlaken, NJ 1930s
Present owners, by descent

LITERATURE
Kennett Harris, “The Pitcher and the Well,” Saturday Evening Post, Vol 198, No. 22 (Philadelphia, PA: Curtis Publishing Co., Nov 28, 1925), p 11, illustrated halftone
W.H. Hutchinson, The World, the Work & the West of W. H. D. Koerner (Norman, OK: The University of Oklahoma Press, 1978), p 222

144

W. H. D. Koerner

1878 – 1938

The Pitcher and the Well (1925)
oil on canvas
28 × 40 inches
signed and dated lower right
Sold at Auction: $47,600
Condition ReportSurface condition is excellent. Painting has been lined. No signs of inpainting.

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