Lot 137

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Description:

Frank Nuderscher
American (Missouri), 1880-1959
Veteran's Bridge, St. Louis, c. 1950
Oil on canvas, signed lower right
Industrial scene of the downtown bridge under construction, workers visible throughout the site, an elevated railway (a Wabash Railway E8) to the left. The wooden frame with a McCaughen & Burr, St. Louis label, artist's biography affixed verso.

Special Note: The bridge, completed in 1951, was originally constructed by Stupp Brothers Bridge Company of St. Louis and the work was probably commissioned by the consigning family. In 1968 the name was changed to the Martin Luther King Bridge in honor of the civil rights leader.

    Provenance:
  • The Artist,
    Collection of the Robert P. Stupp Family, St. Louis, MO
  • Dimensions:
  • Stretcher: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.), frame: 27.2 x 23.2 in. (69.1 x 58.9 cm.)
  • Artist Name:
  • Frank Nuderscher
  • Medium:
  • Oil on canvas, signed lower right

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April 15, 2023 10:00 AM CDT
St. Louis, MO, US

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