Attributed to Ruth W. Shute (1803-1882) and Dr. Samuel A. Shute (1803-1836) Portrait of a Woman in a Black Dress Holding a Book

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Attributed to Ruth W. Shute (1803-1882) and Dr. Samuel A. Shute (1803-1836)

Portrait of a Woman in a Black Dress Holding a Book
Unsigned.
Pastel laid onto card, the woman wears a tortoiseshell comb, a suite of jewelry, and has her thumb between the pages of a small book, with vibrant blue background, 24 x 19 in., in a black-painted molded frame with gilt liner.
Condition: Very minor moisture staining, spots of foxing most noticeable in background.
Estimate $20,000-30,000


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