Sold for:
$12,300
$12,300
Attributed to Ruth W. Shute (1803-1882) and Dr. Samuel A. Shute (1803-1836) Portrait of a Woman in a Black Dress Holding a Book Unsigned. Pastel laid onto card, the woman wears a tortoiseshell comb, a suite of jewelry, and has her thumb between the pages of a small book, with vibrant blue background, 24 x 19 in., in a black-painted molded frame with gilt liner. Condition: Very minor moisture staining, spots of foxing most noticeable in background.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2016-08-15
