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Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5565  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Sunday Auction in Collinsville
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5565 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Sunday Auction in Collinsville

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009
Date1969
MediumDrawing; black ink and marker on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 18 x 23 3/4in. (45.7 x 60.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 18 x 23 3/4in. (45.7 x 60.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of Main Street in Collinsville (Canton), Connecticut. A sign announcing an auction is visible on the Italianate-style building on the left. Next door is 108 Main Street, and next to that is Canton Town Hall. Beyond that is Eaton's Hardware Store and Hough Block. There are automobiles lining both sides of the street and pedestrians on the sidewalk.
Object number2012.284.5565
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, right side, handwritten in black ink: "WELLING - 1969"

Bottom right, handwritten in black ink: "SUNDAY AUCTION IN COLLINSVILLE MARCH 30, 1969"

Bottom right, handwritten in pencil and then erased: "REDUCE 50%"
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  • Richard Welling Collection
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