Lot 5091
  • 5091

Attributed to 'The Red Book Artist,' 19th century)

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Attributed to 'The Red Book Artist,' 19th century
  • Full-Length Portrait of a Woman in a Chair Holding a Book
  • cutout silhouette and watercolor
  • 8 1/4 by 6 1/4 in.
  • New York or Massachusetts

Condition

Conserved in 2012. Even toning, minor foxing and spotting, loss to upper-right corner. Antique, black-painted frame: 11 by 9 1/4 inches.
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