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John Brewster Jr. (1766-1854)
Estimate
75,000 - 100,000 USD
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Description
- John Brewster Jr. (1766-1854)
- Full Length Portrait of a Young Child in Red Shoes, White Dress and Holding a Peach
- Oil on canvas
- 33 by 22 inches
- Painted circa 1805-1810
Found in Plainville, Connecticut
Provenance
The family of the sitter, Plainville, Connecticut, 1992
Condition
Line of in-paint under the left eye; line on the nose; line above the right eye
Long line across the bodice
Scatted in paint in the skirt and the hem
Scattered in-paint in the background
Relined and re-stretched
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Brewster painted a number of striking portraits of children in a full-length format. These include two likenesses of his half-sisters Sophia and Betsey Avery Brewster, painted in Connecticut about 1800; a portrait of Francis O. Watts painted in Kennebunkport, Maine, in 1805; and a portrait of an unidentified child with one shoe off, painted probably in Connecticut in 1807.
Excerpted from: Expressions of Innocence and Eloquence: Selections from the Jane Katcher Collection of Americana; "Two Masterworks by John Brewster, Jr." by Paul S. D’Ambrosio, pp. 57-65 (Marquand Books, Seattle, in association with Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2006).
Excerpted from: Expressions of Innocence and Eloquence: Selections from the Jane Katcher Collection of Americana; "Two Masterworks by John Brewster, Jr." by Paul S. D’Ambrosio, pp. 57-65 (Marquand Books, Seattle, in association with Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2006).