WALDO PEIRCE (American, 1884-1970) JUNGLE FANTASY.

Oil on canvas Housed in a gray frame Signed, dated and inscribed lower center “pour Mlle Blanc et sus Petits Ecolier/WP. 1934” Note: Miss Ninette Blanc acquired this painting directly from Waldo and gifted this to the brother of our consignor. His recollections of Miss Blanc in his own words are as follows: “I met Ninette Blanc in 1979 when I worked for Village Visiting Neighbors. She lived alone in a 5 flight walk up in Soho. Miss Blanc was in her 80’s when I met her and was a shut in. We become friends pretty quickly as she was interested in art and culture and had led a long interesting life. I got her back out into the world, we sat in the park, went to museums and enjoyed roast beef sandwiches from the nearby Portuguese deli.” “She had been a nurse, then retired and traveled around the world. She wrote plays, children’s books and studied photography. For a time, she ran a nursery school in the Village. Waldo Peirce’s twin sons went to her school. It was progressive, they learned French, played piano, camped outside and studied the stars, all in Greenwich Village in the 1930s. She closed the school after only a few years, as she had trouble collecting the tuition. The painting hung in her apartment for many years. We talked about Waldo Peirce and his younger wife and the children along with many other people in her life, some famous, some not. She gave me the painting, her plays, children’s books and her library of classics before she died in 1981.” Painting is accompanied by two photographs of Waldo & his family along with the photographs of Ninette Blanc. SIZE: 30″ x 40″. Overall: 32″ x 43″ PROVENANCE: Miss Nanette Blanc, gift to brother of current owner CONDITION: Very good, with minor canvas buckle and small hole upper left 49876-1 (8,000-12,000) – Lot 1009

Auction: Fine Art, Asian & Antiques - Winter 2016

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1009	$9,480.00	WALDO PEIRCE (American, 1884-1970) JUNGLE FANTASY. Oil on canvas Housed in a gray frame Signed, dated and inscribed lower center “pour Mlle Blanc et sus Petits Ecolier/WP. 1934” Note: Miss Ninette Blanc acquired this painting directly from Waldo and gifted this to the brother of our consignor. His recollections of Miss Blanc in his own words are as follows: “I met Ninette Blanc in 1979 when I worked for Village Visiting Neighbors. She lived alone in a 5 flight walk up in Soho. Miss Blanc was in her 80’s when I met her and was a shut in. We become friends pretty quickly as she was interested in art and culture and had led a long interesting life. I got her back out into the world, we sat in the park, went to museums and enjoyed roast beef sandwiches from the nearby Portuguese deli.” “She had been a nurse, then retired and traveled around the world. She wrote plays, children’s books and studied photography. For a time, she ran a nursery school in the Village. Waldo Peirce’s twin sons went to her school. It was progressive, they learned French, played piano, camped outside and studied the stars, all in Greenwich Village in the 1930s. She closed the school after only a few years, as she had trouble collecting the tuition. The painting hung in her apartment for many years. We talked about Waldo Peirce and his younger wife and the children along with many other people in her life, some famous, some not. She gave me the painting, her plays, children’s books and her library of classics before she died in 1981.” Painting is accompanied by two photographs of Waldo & his family along with the photographs of Ninette Blanc. SIZE: 30″ x 40″. Overall: 32″ x 43″ PROVENANCE: Miss Nanette Blanc, gift to brother of current owner CONDITION: Very good, with minor canvas buckle and small hole upper left 49876-1 (8,000-12,000) – Lot 1009 Auction: Fine Art, Asian & Antiques - Winter 2016 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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WALDO PEIRCE (American, 1884-1970) JUNGLE FANTASY.