01-27-201701-28-2017
Skinner Auctions
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January 27, 2017 12:00 PMCalender
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David Wilkie Wynfield (British, 1837-1887) Three Portraits of Victorian Artists, including William Holman Hunt, William Gale, and an Un

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Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2977BLocation: BostonDate / Time: January 27, 2017 12:00PM

Description:

David Wilkie Wynfield (British, 1837-1887)

Three Portraits of Victorian Artists, including William Holman Hunt, William Gale, and an Unidentified Man in Costume, c. 1860s. Unsigned. Albumen silver prints mounted to boards, image/sheet sizes 8 3/8 x 6 in. (21.3 x 15.3 cm),matted, unframed.
Condition: Yellowing, fading, mounts with discoloration and surface grime, several with scattered foxing.

Provenance: Property from the collection of Harvey Shipley Miller, proceeds to benefit the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Estimate $600-800

Mounts measure 21 x 15 1/2 in. (53.4 x 39.4 cm).


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Keywords

William Gale, Harvey Shipley Miller