August Americana
Description:
Ruth W. Shute (1803-1882) and Dr. Samuel A. Shute (1803-1836)
Portrait of a Woman
Unsigned.
Watercolor and pencil on paper with gilt foil applique, the subject shown half-length wearing a tortoiseshell comb, a white ribbon around her neck, and a black dress with elaborate lacework, seated in a paint-decorated chair, against a light blue background, 22 x 18 in., in a period ripple-molded frame.
Condition: Alterations.
Provenance: American Folk Art Gallery, New York; David A. Schorsch and Eileen M. Smiles, Woodbury, Connecticut.
Estimate $20,000-30,000
Was at some point cut down to an oval (Folk Art Gallery and Schorsch/Smiles labels indicate it was sold as an "oval" portrait),and was expertly restored to its likely original form at some point recently.
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