Painting by Edgar Forkner
29 July 2021
Description

While cleaning out my parents' house, I found a painting signed "Edgar Forkner." The painting is a woodland scene and drab in color. The painting is approx 14w x 18h, unframed and a little ragged along the top.

Provenance

I found this in a stack of "art" in a closet in my parents' house. It was unframed and pressed between two paint-by-number paintings. I never knew of this painting's existence until my parents died. My parents were from Richmond, Indiana, where Edgar Forkner lived at one time. My grandmother was the famous "Tomato Lady" so I like to think the painting was traded for tomatoes, but I will never know. :)

Acquired from
Inherited
For sale
Yes
Answered within 1 day
By Delia
Jul 30, 11:08 UTC
Fair Market Value
$100 - $200 USD
Suggested Asking Price $200 USD
What does this mean?

Hi Cynthia,

Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.
Based on the photos and information provided, and subject to examination, this is:

Edgar Forkner (American, 1867-1945)
Untitled woodland landscape, n.d.
watercolor on paper
18 by 14 inches, unframed
signed lower left
tears visible along the upper edge
PROVENANCE: inherited
$100-200*
*represents a fair-market value for auction purposes; retail or asking price may vary.

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