louis-orr-american-1879-1961-i-la-porte-st-denis-paris-i
Lot 336
Louis Orr (American, 1879-1961), La Porte, St. Denis, Paris
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Etching, 1929, pencil signed at lower right, retains paperwork from Collier's Readers Research Bureau, New York regarding the print, matted and framed.

Platemark 19 1/4 x 15 3/8 in.; Frame dimensions 27 x 22 1/2 in.

Private Collection, Durham, North Carolina

Louis Orr was born in Connecticut and spent much of his formative years in Paris. People began fervently collecting Orr’s work in both countries in the early 20th century. Orr was the first American artist to have work in the permanent collection of the Louvre Museum, and his were also the first etchings to ever join the Louvre’s collection.

Good estate condition; some light mat burn; not examined out of frame.