02-18-200702-18-2007
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
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February 18, 2007 11:00 AMCalender
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American School, 19th Century Portrait of Miss Smith of Poughkeepsie, New York.

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$21,150$18,000
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2349Location: BostonDate / Time: February 18, 2007 11:00AM

Description:

American School, 19th Century

Portrait of Miss Smith of Poughkeepsie, New York. Unsigned. Oil on panel, portraying a half-length portrait of the girl, with upswept brown hair and curls framing her face, wearing a pink dress with a white ruff, a coral beaded necklace, seated on a chair, 10 1/8 x 8 1/4 in., in a gilt gesso frame. Condition: Very good.

Provenance: Ex Maxim Karolik collection with a Boston Museum of Fine Arts label affixed to the reverse.

Note: Another old label on the reverse reads "Miss Smith of Poughkeepsie, New (York)."
Estimate $3,000-5,000

Keywords

Poughkeepsie, York, American School, chair , Boston Museum of Fine Arts