The following description has been prepared entirely by the current owner, Roberts S. Fastov, Esq., and, at the collector’s request, has not been edited by Sloans & Kenyon

Note 1) The following biographical materials are taken from the Askart.com website:

"During World War I, George Warren Lawlor (1878-1932) was assigned to camouflage in Philadelphia on May 15, 1918, and was subsequently named Chief Camoufleur for the ship painting operations on Hog Island in the Delaware River District. He resigned on November 21, 1918.

Source: William Bell Clark on "Camouflage Painting on the Delaware" in Philadelphia in the World War 1914-1919. NY: Philadelphia War History Committee 1922 (pp. 318-322)."
Submitted by Roy R. Behrens.

Note 2) Auction records regarding Lawlor sales warrant the conclusion that the presale estimate of $150-$250 is reasonable and justifiable. The highest auction price ever paid for a Lawlor oil painting was $1,495 on 5/10/2008. No Lawlor watercolors have been offered at auction.