$3,600
Maria Brooks (American, 1837-1913) Portrait of a Woman Knitting Signed, dated, and inscribed "Maria Brooks. 1888/ New York" u.r., with a label from Thomas A. Wilmurt, New York, on the frame reverse. Oil on artist board, 11 5/8 x 7 3/8 in. (29.5 x 18.7 cm), in a Thomas Wilmurt frame (under glass). Condition: Craquelure, subtle varnish inconsistencies. N.B. Thomas A. Wilmurt, established in 1848, was a prominent New York frame maker that operated on East 13th Street from 1866 to 1894. (1) He became one of John Singer Sargent's trusted picture framers, and also counted Tiffany & Company amongst his clients (2). 1. http://emuseum.nyhistory.org:8080/emuseum/view/objects/asitem/4884/16/displayDate-desc?t:state:flow=b8786860-ca3f-4861-bd45-312e24c8ae75 2. http://www.npg.org.uk/research/programmes/the-art-of-the-picture-frame/john-singer-sargent-and-picture-framing.php
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-09-20
