Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2470Location: BostonDate / Time: September 11, 2009 12:00PM
Description:
Nelly Littlehale Murphy (American, 1867-1941)
Morrow Swimming Pool
Unsigned, titled l.l.
Watercolor with graphite on paperboard, 5 x 7 in. (12.7 x 17.8 cm),unframed.
Condition: Toning, small tear u.l.
Provenance: John F. Enser (American, 1898-1962),then gifted to the current owner circa 1950.
N.B. A letter from Hermann Dudley Murphy to John F. Enser, written from his Cuernavaca, Mexico residence on Calle Dwight Morrow, which mentions Nelly Murphy's watercolors, accompanies the lot.
Estimate $100-125