John Frederick Peto 1854 - 1907

Estimate

30,000 - 50,000 USD

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Description

John Frederick Peto
The Arnold Inkwell
signed J. Peto and dated 99, u.r.; also inscribed J.F. Peto Island Heights N.J. and dated 1899 on the reverse
oil on academy board
6 by 9 in.
(15.2 by 22.9 cm)

Provenance

Mr. Paul Magriel, New York
Mrs. Norman B. Woolworth, New York
Acquired by the present owner, 1984

Exhibited

New York, Coe Kerr Gallery, The American Paintings Collection of Mrs. Norman B. Woolworth: An Exhibition for the Benefit of The Girl Scout Council of Greater New York, November 1970, no. 90, p. 52, illustrated

Literature

John I.H. Baur, "From Apples to Goddesses: the Paul Magriel Collection," Art in America, 1957-58, p. 19, illustrated