Lot 46
  • 46

Charles Webster Hawthorne

Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Charles Webster Hawthorne
  • Acampora (Girl Dressed for Communion)
  • signed Charles Hawthorne (lower right)
  • tempera on board
  • 20 by 16 inches
  • (50.8 by 40.6 cm)
  • Painted circa 1914.

Provenance

Giovanni del Drago, New York
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, December 3, 1987, lot 171
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner

Exhibited

Provincetown Art Association, Charles W. Hawthorne (1872-1930), Oils and Watercolors, 1999

Condition

tempera on board. SURFACE: in good condition UNDER ULTRA VIOLET: no apparent inpainting
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

Catalogue Note

The sitter is Mayme Noons, a popular model for Hawthorne and other Provincetown artists, particularly between 1913 and 1916.  Hawthorne painted a larger, full-length portrait of Noons in 1920 (private collection).