Lot 223
  • 223

Ellen Bernard Thompson Pyle

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Ellen Bernard Thompson Pyle
  • Twins
  • signed Ellen Pyle (lower left); inscribed in another hand Painted by Ellen Pyle in U.S.A. (on the reverse)
  • oil on paper laid down on board
  • 24 by 18 inches
  • (61 by 45.7 cm)
  • Painted circa 1934.

Provenance

Private Collection, Palm Beach
Cohen Collection
By descent from the above to the present owner

Condition

Oil on paper laid down on board. Surface: In generally fair condition; Pinholes, losses and frame abrasion along all edges. A small dent in the upper left quadrant. Very dirty and discolored. UNDER UV: No apparent inpainting.
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