$861
William Willard (Massachusetts, 1819-1904) Self Portrait Holding a Palette Unsigned. Oil on canvas laid down on board, 12 x 10 in., unframed. Condition: Losses to edges, abrasions. Provenance: Purchased at the 1980 auction sale of Ernest Hall's estate in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. Note: William Willard was a prominent mid-19th century portrait painter, based in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, whose list of sitters includes Abraham Lincoln, Chief Justice Appleton of Maine, and other New England public figures.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2017-03-04