Lot 772
  • 772

Peter Vandyke (1729-1799)

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • Peter Vandyke
  • YOUNG GIRL WITH HER SILK EMBROIDERY
  • Dated 1782
  • oil on canvas
  • 23 1/4 in. by 16 7/8 in.

Provenance

Ruth Troiani, Pound Ridge, New York;
Betty Ring, Texas;
Sotheby's, New York, Important American Schoolgirl Embroideries: The Landmark Collection of Betty Ring, January 22, 2012, lot 671.

Exhibited

New York, New York, Museum of American Folk Art, American Needlework Treasures: Samplers and Silk Embroideries from the Collection of Betty Ring, p. 58, fig. 96.

Condition

Re-lined and re-stretched. Repairs to tears in the bodice and area of the lower left. Wood frame with gilt liner
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