Sold for:
$4,920
$4,920
Micah Williams (New York, New Jersey, New Brunswick, 1782-1837) Portrait of a Woman in a Black Dress Unsigned. Pastel on paper, the woman on a mottled powder blue and light purple background, 23 x 19 1/2 in. (sight), in a giltwood frame. Condition: Minor edge abrasions, glued at edges to a stretcher. Provenance: Purchased at auction in New Jersey, then by descent in the purchaser's family for about 100 years. Note: Retains its original New Jersey newspaper backing from 1820, which is preserved in glass. The conservation work was reportedly done by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, including the retention of the original newpaper backing.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2016-11-19
