Sold for:
$1,185
$1,185
Auguste Edouart (French/American, 1789-1861) Silhouette Portrait of a Gentleman Standing in an Army Encampment. Signed and dated "Augn. Edouart fecit Saratoga, Aug 23, 1844." Cut black paper heightened with white chalk, applied to paper, with ink wash background, 12 x 8 1/2 in., in a period burl veneer frame. Condition: Toning, minor foxing, small abrasion c.r. Provenance: Purchased at Phillips Auction gallery, sale 5225, May 24, 1979, Lot 299, with auction catalog description and image affixed to the backboard.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-03-04
