Lot 97
  • 97

John Singer Sargent 1856 - 1925

Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description

  • John Singer Sargent
  • Portrait of Maria Nelke
  • signed John S. Sargent and dated 1912, l.r.
  • charcoal on paper mounted on board
  • 24 ½ by 19 in.
  • (62.2 by 48.3 cm)

Provenance

By descent in the family of the sitter to the present owner (her great-grandson)

Catalogue Note

Maria Nelke (née Conrad, 1869 - 1970) was the wife of Paul Nelke (1860-1925), banker and racehorse owner.