$1,107
American School, 19th/20th Century Portrait Sketch of a Child, thought to be Helena Rayner Drissel , 1894 Initialed "CB" l. r., inscribed in a later hand on the frame backing paper. Oil on brown paper, 11 1/2 x 9 5/8 in. (29.5 x 24.5 cm), framed (under glass). Condition: Fine vertical surface crack to the center, bloom. N.B. Helena Rayner Drissel (1893-1983) lived the later part of her life in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, although it is believed that her family hailed from the Philadelphia area. The inscription on the frame backing paper suggests that she was six months old at the time of this portrait sketch in April 1894. The painter of this portrait is unknown.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2016-05-13