08-11-201208-11-2012
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
August 11, 2012 10:00 AMCalender
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"Red Book Artist" Silhouette Portrait of a Woman Holding a Red Book

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$3,851$3,250
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2608MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: August 12, 2012 10:00AM

Description:

"Red Book Artist" Silhouette Portrait of a Woman Holding a Red Book, America, c. 1840, watercolor on paper with hollow-cut silhouette head, depicting a woman wearing a dark red dress belted at the waist, with a lacy white collar, her bonnet trimmed with red and blue striped ribbons, (toning),4 3/8 x 3 1/2 in., in a period molded giltwood frame.
Estimate $1,200-1,800

The background of the portrait paper is toned, it is not laid down, no tears or repairs, pigment separation to the red paint on the dress.

Keywords

Red Book Artist, hollow-cut silhouette head