$237
Lot of Three Female Portraits: Attributed to Ethel Easton Paxson (American, 1885-1982), Mother , signed, dated and titled "PAXSON/1913... " l.r., watercolor on paper/board; Student Reading a Book , inscribed and signed "Jules C...ume" in pencil, possibly in the artist's hand, and inscribed "...JULES CHEAUME" in a later hand on the stretchers, oil on canvas; American School, 20th Century, Portrait of a Woman Reading in a Study , unsigned, oil on canvasboard; sizes to 14 x 10 3/4 in. (35.6 x 27.3 cm), each framed. Condition: Mother with toning and paper losses to edges, trimmed board; Student with craquelure, frame liner abrasions, subtle canvas deformations, minor surface grime; Portrait glued between beveled and backing mats. Provenance: From the collection of Frank Cook Adams, Boston, Massachusetts.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2009-04-16
