05-20-200505-21-2005
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
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May 20, 2005 06:00 PMCalender
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Attributed to Thomas Sully (American, 1783-1872) Portrait of Mary Ann Holmes (Mrs. Junius Brutus Booth)

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$6,738$5,500
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2275Location: BostonDate / Time: May 20, 2005 6:00PM

Description:

Attributed to Thomas Sully (American, 1783-1872)

Portrait of Mary Ann Holmes (Mrs. Junius Brutus Booth)
Unsigned, identified on a label on the reverse.
Oil on panel (cradled),18 1/2 x 15 in. (46.9 x 38.1 cm),framed.
Condition: Surface grime, craquelure.

Provenance: Booth family to Mrs. White of Millbrook, New York, sold through Richard A. Bourne Co., Inc., Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, 1968.

N.B. Mary Ann Holmes was the second wife of Junius Brutus Booth. The couple had ten children, including Edwin Thomas Booth, through whom the work descended, and the notorious John Wilkes Booth.
Estimate $2,000-4,000

Keywords

Junius Brutus Booth, Thomas Sully, Mary Ann Holmes, Massachusetts, Millbrook, Hyannis Port, Richard A. Bourne Co. Inc., Junius Brutus, B. Mary Ann Holmes, Edwin Thomas Booth, John Wilkes Booth