- 934
American School, 19th Century
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- American School, 19th Century
- Pair of Portraits: Harriet and Frederic Parker of Pepperell, Massachusetts
- Pastel on paper
- 24 5/8 by 19 3/8 in.
a young lady seated at a table with a box of pastels and watercolors; young boy with curly blond hair feeding nuts to a squirrel perched on a red-painted fancy chair.
Provenance
Ex Collection of Robert E. Greenwood;
Ex Collection of Harry Stone;
Private Collection of Mary Allis;
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Taradash;
Manchester, New Hampshire, Northeast Auction, The Bisnoff Collection, October 27, 2007, lot 669;
Joan Brownstein American Folk Art, Newbury, Massachusetts.
Ex Collection of Harry Stone;
Private Collection of Mary Allis;
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Taradash;
Manchester, New Hampshire, Northeast Auction, The Bisnoff Collection, October 27, 2007, lot 669;
Joan Brownstein American Folk Art, Newbury, Massachusetts.
Literature
Harriet Parker -
Marian Sadtler Carson, "Early American Water Color Paintings," The Magazine Antiques, January 1951, Vol. LIX, no. 1, p. 55, fig. 2. The Pair -
Jean Lipman, "American Primitive Portraiture: A Revaluation," Antiques, September 1941, vol. 40, no. 3, p. 144, fig. 5.
Jean Lipman, American Primitive Paintings, (New York: Oxford University Press: 1942), pl. 17;
Jean Lipman, "American Primitive Portraiture: A Revaluation," Portrait Painting in America, edited by Ellen Miles, (New York: The Main Street Press: 1977), p. 97, fig. 5.
Marian Sadtler Carson, "Early American Water Color Paintings," The Magazine Antiques, January 1951, Vol. LIX, no. 1, p. 55, fig. 2. The Pair -
Jean Lipman, "American Primitive Portraiture: A Revaluation," Antiques, September 1941, vol. 40, no. 3, p. 144, fig. 5.
Jean Lipman, American Primitive Paintings, (New York: Oxford University Press: 1942), pl. 17;
Jean Lipman, "American Primitive Portraiture: A Revaluation," Portrait Painting in America, edited by Ellen Miles, (New York: The Main Street Press: 1977), p. 97, fig. 5.
Condition
Both portraits have restoration in the faces and in background; horizontal and vertical cuts and some loses at the bottom of her portrait.
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.
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
These portraits are superb examples of schoolgirl portraiture. In one, a boy is painted standing behind a paint-decorated Windsor side chair feeding his pet squirrel. In the other, a girl, presumably the artist, is seated in a Sheraton armchair with her paint box, which is inscribed "Reeves & Woodyer," on a table before her.