Elizabeth Fearne Bonsall (American, 1861-1956) Catnip

Description:

Elizabeth Fearne Bonsall (American, 1861-1956)

Catnip
Signed and dated "E.F. BONSALL 1900" l.l., with a partial label from F. Weber & Co., Philadelphia, affixed to the stretcher.
Oil on canvas, 28 x 18 in. (71.0 x 45.5 cm),framed.
Condition: Retouch, craquelure.

Provenance: From a Chicago estate to the current owner.

Literature: Brush and Pencil, Volume IX, October 1901-March 1902, ill. p. 248.

Exhibitions: Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Philadelphia, Seventh Annual Exhibition, January 14-February 23, 1901, no. 207; Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, Massachusetts, Worcester Art Museum Third Annual Exhibition of Oil Paintings, June 3-October 14, 1901, no. 208; The Art Institute of Chicago, Fourteenth Annual Exhibition of Oil Paintings and Sculpture by American Artists, October 29-December 8, 1901, no. 30.
Estimate $1,500-2,500

Framed dimensions 35 1/2 x 25 3/8 inches.

The craquelure is stable and most apparent at lower left in the body of the darker cat. There are small dots of retouch at upper left in the figure's bonnet, and larger spots of retouch on the figure's torso and in the body of the cat at lower right. Varnish inconsistencies are evident under uv light.


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