$24,600
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.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2016-08-15