- 1554
Augustus Fuller (1812-1873)
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description
- Augustus Fuller
- PORTRAIT OF A DEAF YOUNG CHILD IN RED DRESS HOLDING A BELL
- watercolor on ivory
- 3 by 2 3/4 in.
Catalogue Note
with a bell in the child's hand that would enable her to attract peoples' attention to her needs. Inscribed in graphite on paper affixed to reverse: Augustus Fuller, pinxt. / Dec. 14, 1853, / Deaf and Dumb.
Augustus Fuller was a deaf-mute artist born in Deerfield, Massachusetts. His life and work will be the subject of a forthcoming article by the noted American folk art scholars, Suzanne and Michael Payne.
Augustus Fuller was a deaf-mute artist born in Deerfield, Massachusetts. His life and work will be the subject of a forthcoming article by the noted American folk art scholars, Suzanne and Michael Payne.