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Watercolor Fraktur: Family Record of Wilde-Phillips, Aurelia Austin, Fishkill, New York, Circa 1836
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- signed on the reverse Aurelia Austin.
- ink and watercolor on paper.
- 17 by 19 1/2 in.
signed on the reverse Aurelia Austin.
Provenance
Joan Brownstein American Folk Paintings, Newbury, Massachusetts.
Condition
There are some tears along the extreme right hand border with a minor degree of fading and the background paper has darkened.
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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
Distinguished by its sun and moon border, this fraktur is one of two known similar examples made in Fishkill, New York. The latest date recorded here is 1836.The work is signed on the reverse in script, 'Aurelia Austin.' Austin was born in Connecticut in 1792 and was married in 1845 in Fishkill to Benjamin Ambler. It is not known if she was a teacher or a professional artist. Austin made a theorem on velvet, signed on a leather insert beneath the image on the front side, in about 1830. Elias and Elizabeth Phillips had their portraits painted by Ammi Phillips and they are listed in a checklist of his known works.1
1Barbara and Lawrence Holdridge, Ammi Phillips Portrait Painter, 1788-1865, (New York: Clarkson N. Potter, 1969), p. 51.
1Barbara and Lawrence Holdridge, Ammi Phillips Portrait Painter, 1788-1865, (New York: Clarkson N. Potter, 1969), p. 51.