Description:
Elie Nadelman (American, 1885-1946)
Profile Head of a Woman
Unsigned, inscribed "EN 1897" and "EN-24" in pencil on the reverse l.r.
Pencil on paper, 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.8 x 21.5 cm),framed.
Condition: Handling creases, pale foxing, mild toning to the edges of the sheet.
Provenance: From the artist to Henry Davis Sleeper (1878-1934),acquired for decoration of his home "Beauport" in Gloucester, Massachusetts; to The Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, which acquired "Beauport" in 1942; to Zabriskie Gallery, New York, in 1985, through to the current owner.
Estimate $1,000-1,500
The sheet is loose and is held in place with clear photo corners.
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Henry Davis Sleeper, GloucesterRobin S.R. Starr
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